Isoforms of starch branching enzyme II (SBE-IIa and SBE-IIb) from wheat

ABSTRACT

A class of wheat SEBII genes, called SBEII-1, can be used to influence properties of starch produced by a plant, including the gelatinisation and/or pasting temperature of the starch. Such a produced starch is useful, for example, in certain industrial applications and the preparation and/or processing of foodstuffs such as bakery products. One aspect of the present invention provides a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence shown in FIG.  10  (SEQ ID No: 2).

This application is a §371 national stage filing of PCT/GB99/03011, filed Sep. 9, 1999 (published in English on Mar. 23, 2000 as WO 00/15810) and claiming priority to EP 98307337.0 filed Sep. 10, 1998.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates generally to plant starch compositions, and concerns novel nucleotide sequences; polypeptides encoded thereby; vectors and host cells and host organisms comprising one or more of the novel sequences; a method of altering one or more characteristics of a plant; a plant having altered characteristics; starch obtained from such plants; and uses of the starch.

BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION

The majority of developments in cereal science in the recent past have concentrated primarily on the functionality of the gluten protein sub-units and their role in bakery systems. This has been greatly facilitated by the abundance of natural variation between cultivators for the gluten protein sub-unit components.

In contrast, although flour from commercially grown wheat varieties contains approximately 75-85% starch, the role of starch from a breeding perspective has been overlooked; this is largely due to the difficulty of measuring differences in starch structure. Of the limited amount of work that has been carried out however, there appears to be a lack of natural variation between different wheat cultivars. With the advent of recombinant DNA and gene transfer technologies it is now possible to create new variation in planta, therefore directly modifying starch composition in wheat becomes a realistic target.

Starch is the major form of carbon reserve in plants, constituting 50% or more of the dry weight of many storage organs, e.g. tubers, seeds of cereals. Starch is used in numerous food and industrial applications. In many cases, however, it is necessary to modify the native starches, via chemical or physical means, in order to produce distinct properties to suit particular applications. It would be highly desirable to be able to produce starches with the required properties directly in the plant, thereby removing the need for additional modification. To achieve this via genetic engineering requires knowledge of the metabolic pathway of starch biosynthesis. This includes characterisation of genes and encoded gene products which catalyse the synthesis of starch. Knowledge about the regulation of starch biosynthesis raises the possibility of “re-programming” biosynthetic pathways to create starches with novel properties that could have new commercial applications.

The most significant property of starch derives from the ability of the native granular form to lose its order and to swell and absorb water upon suitable treatment, thereby conferring viscosity and texture, in a process known as gelatinisation. Gelatinisation has been defined (W A Atwell et al, 1988) as “. . . the collapse (disruption) of molecular orders within the starch granule manifested in irreversible changes in properties such as granular swelling, native crystallite melting, loss of birefringence, and starch solubilisation. The point of initial gelatinisation and the range over which it occurs is governed by starch concentration, method of observation, granule type, and heterogeneities within the granule population under observation”.

14 molecules of water per molecule of anhydrous glucose, i.e. a minimum of 75 % water, are necessary for full starch gelatinisation (Donovan, 1979). Starch gelatinisation is usually caused by heat, but can be caused by physical damage and some chaotropic agents, mainly dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO), urea, calcium chloride, strong base and acid.

The various events taking place during gelatinisation can be followed by various methods, including birefringence, X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), ¹³C NMR. Swelling can be monitored by various methods, particularly rheology.

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is a destructive method which records an endothermic event on heating of granules, generally thought to measure the temperature and the endothermic energy (delta H) required for the melting of the native crystallites. Starch gelatinisation temperature is independent of water content above 75% water (described as excess water), but increases when water is limited (Donovan, 1979).

The rate and extent of starch granule swelling upon heating dictate the type of viscosity development of aqueous starch suspensions on heating. Swelling behaviour is therefore of utmost technological importance. Viscosity increase on heating can be conveniently measured by a Brabender amylograph (Brabender is a Trade Mark) (Kennedy and Cabalda, 1991) or using a Rapid Visco analyser (Rapid Visco is a Trade Mark from Newport Scientific, Australia). FIG. 1 is a typical viscoamylgraph profile for wheat starch, produced in this way, showing changes in starch during and after cooking. As starch granules swell on uptake of water, in a process known as pasting, their phase volume increases, causing an increase in viscosity. The onset of pasting is indicated at A in FIG. 1. Peak viscosity, indicated at B in FIG. 1, is achieved when maximum phase volume is reached. Shear will then disrupt/cause fragmentation of the swollen granules, causing the viscosity to decrease. Complete dispersion is indicated at C in FIG. 1. This has been confirmed by an oscillatory rheology study of starch pastes at various stages of the viscosity profile (Svegmark and Hermansson, 1990). The viscosity onset temperature and peak viscosity are indicative of the initiation and extent of swelling, respectively. On cooling, leached amylose forms a network in a process involving reassociation of molecules, or retrogradation, causing an increase in viscosity as indicated at D in FIG. 1. Retrogradation (or set-back) viscosity is therefore indicative of the amount of amylose leached out of the granules.

The properties of wheat starch are useful in a large number of applications and also non-food (paper, textiles, adhesives etc.) applications. However, for many applications, properties are not optimum and various chemical and physical modifications well known in the art are undertaken in order to improve useful properties. Two types of property manipulation which would be of use are: the controlled alteration of gelatinisation and pasting temperatures; and starches which suffer less granular fragmentation during pasting than conventional starches.

Currently the only ways of manipulating the gelatinisation and pasting temperatures of starch are by the inclusion of additives such as sugars, polyhydroxy compounds of salts or by extensive physical or chemical pre-treatments. The reduction of granule fragmentation during pasting can be achieved either by extensive physical pre-treatments or by chemical cross-linking. Such processes are inconvenient and inefficient. It is therefore desirable to obtain plants which produce starch which intrinsically possesses such advantageous properties.

Starch consists of two main glucose polysaccharides: amylose and amylopectin. Amylose is a generally linear polymer comprising α-1,4 linked glucose units, while amylopectin is a highly branched polymer consisting of an α-1,4 linked glucan backbone with α-1,6 linked glucan branches. In wheat endosperm amylopectin constitutes approximately 70% of the total starch content, with the balance being amylose. Amylopectin is synthesised through the concerted action of several enzymes, including soluble starch synthase(s) (SSS), starch branching enzyme(s) (SBE), starch de-branching enzyme(s) (DBE). The physical properties of starch are strongly affected by the relative abundance of amylose and amylopectin, therefore SSSs, SBEs and DBEs play a key role in determining both starch quantity and quality. As such, one approach to manipulating starch structure would be to modify the expression of the enzymes involved in starch biosynthesis in the endosperm using a transgenic approach.

SBE catalyses the formation of the α-1,6 linkages, creating branch points in the growing starch molecule, via hydrolysis of an α-1,4 linkage followed by reattachment of the released α-1,4-glucan chain to the same or another glucosyl chain. This reaction also provides a new non-reducing end for further elongation of the original α-1,4-glucan chain.

Multiple isoforms of starch branching enzyme have been described, biochemically, from a number of species including maize (Boyer and Preiss, 1978), rice (Nakamura et al., 1992), pea (Smith, 1988), potato (Khoshnoodi et al., 1993) and wheat (Morell et al., 1997). More recently, genomic and cDNA sequences for SBE have been characterised from several species including maize (Baba et al., 1991; Fisher et al., 1993; Gao et al. 1997) pea (Burton et al., 1995), potato (Kossmann et al., 1991), rice (Nakamura and Yamanouchi, 1992; Mizuno et al., 1993), Arabidopsis (Fisher et al., 1996), cassava (Salehuzzaman et al., 1992), and wheat (Rapellin et al., 1997, Nair et al., 1997, Rahman et al., 1997). Sequence alignment of these SBEs revealed a high degree of sequence conservation at the amino acid level and that the SBEs may be grouped into two distinct families, generally known as SBEI and SBEII. Further, analysis indicates that within a species there is generally of the order of 50% homology between the two families, SBEI and SBEII, while there is often greater homology within the two families between species.

Maize is unusual in that the maize SBEII family is thought to comprise two different members, known as SBEIIa and SBEIIb. There has been controversy over whether the SBEIIa and IIb enzymes are in fact a) encoded by genes at two different loci, and b) whether the genes represent different alleles at a single locus. Fisher et al (1996) and Gao et al (1997) have provided evidence that SBEIIa and SBEIIb are encoded by independent genes. However, there is no conclusive evidence that both isoforms exist together in any one maize genotype. The DNA clones for the two published gene sequences were purified from different genotypes of maize and it is thus possible that they represent different alleles of a single locus. In summary, in maize, three distinct SBE genes have been characterised to date (Baba et al., 1991; Fisher et al., 1993; Gao et al., 1997). SBEI is distinct from SBEIIa and SBEIIb in amino acid composition, substrate specificity, kinetic properties, and immunological reactivities, whereas SBEIIa and SBEIIb are similar in these respects (Guan and Preiss, 1993; Preiss 1991; Takeda et al., 1993). At the amino acid level the sequence exhibits approximately 50% homology with the SBEIIa and SBEIIb sequences, whereas SBEIIa and SBEIIb exhibit approximately 80% homology to each other.

Prior to the present invention, maize was unique in having SBEIIa- and SBEIIb-type enzymes. Although Arabidopsis has two SBEII family members, the sub-division in Arabidopsis does not appear to conform to that seen in maize: the Arabidopsis sub-family members do not obviously fall into the IIa and IIb categories as do the maize sequences. Both of the Arabidopsis SBEII genes have similar levels of homology to both the maize SBEII genes, SBEIIa and SBEIIb, but the similarities are not sufficient to be able to place the Arabidopsis genes into the same SBEIIa and SBEIIb categories as for maize. Indeed, the data, if anything, suggests that the Arabidopsis SBEII genes do not fall into the maize IIa and IIb categories. For barley, two forms of SBEII had been partly characterised. Although these have been called SBEIIa and SBEIIb, only a very limited amount of sequence information had been published (Sun et al, 1995) and it was not possible to infer or conclude that these forms correspond to the IIa and IIb categories of maize. In fact, based on the available barley sequence information both of the barley SBEII sequences (SBEIIa and SBEIIb) would appear to show greater homology to maize SBEIIa than to maize SBEIIb.

For all other plant species for which SBEII sequences have been identified and published, including potato, pea, rice, cassava, wheat and barley, no subdivision of the SBEII family comparable to the SBEIIa and SBEIIb division of maize has been made.

Studies of purified SBEI and SBEII demonstrate that these isoforms differ in their specificity for a substrate with respect to both chain length and degree of branching. In maize, SBEI and SBEII show distinct branching activities in vitro, with SBEI showing a higher rate of branching of an amylose substrate when compared to SBEII whereas both SBEIIa and IIb show higher rates of branching than SBEI when acting upon an amylopectin substrate (Guan and Preiss, 1993). Furthermore, maize SBEI preferentially transfers longer glucan chains (average chain length=24) than SBEII (average chain length=21(IIa) and 22(IIb)) (Takeda et al., 1993). A similar observation has been reported for SBEI and SBEII isoforms from wheat and pea (Morell et al., 1997; Smith, 1988). Mutational studies in maize, rice and pea demonstrate that high amylose mutants in each case are deficient in the branching enzyme activity analogous to maize SBEII (Martin and Smith, 1995; Morell et al., 1995). However, the linkage between the biochemical observations and the genetic evidence suggesting the differences in the roles remains unclear.

The present invention is based on the unexpected discovery of a novel class of SBEII genes in wheat, referred to herein as SBEII-1. The novel SBEII-1 gene sequence has strong homology with the maize SBEIIb gene. The wheat SBEII-1 genes are thought to be functionally equivalent to the maize SBEIIb gene, and on this basis it is believed that manipulation of the wheat SBEII-1 gene is likely to influence starch properties including starch gelatinisation temperature, in a manner analogous to manipulation of the maize SBEIIb gene as described in WO 97/22703.

In summary, although two different SBEII gene sequences are known from maize, Arabidopsis and barley, as discussed above, prior to the present invention there was no reason to expect that wheat would show a similar sub-division of SBEII genes as is seen for maize. The two Arabidopsis SBEII genes show a different sub-division, and prior to the present invention there was insufficient evidence to determine whether the two barley SBEII sequences belonged to the maize-type sub-division. That is, prior to the present invention there was no reason to expect that wheat would have two similar SBEII members comparable to those of maize. Subsequent to the present invention Sun et al (1998) have presented data which indicates that the barley sequences do indeed sub-divide in a similar manner to the maize SBEIIa and IIb sequences and the wheat SBEII-2 and SBEII-1 sequences discussed in this document.

The present inventors have used the high degree of sequence conservation between several SBE gene sequences to design oligonucleotide primers to motifs which are specific to either SBEI or SBEII families and have used these primers to amplify cDNA sequences from developing endosperm of wheat.

When this work was started, a single partial length wheat SBE cDNA clone had been reported (Mousley, 1994). Multiple sequence alignment of this wheat SBE sequence with other published SBE sequences from a number of plant species revealed a number of motifs which were highly conserved. Oligonucleotide primers designed to be complementary to these motifs were used to clone 3′ partial length cDNA clones of wheat SBEII. Alignment of the cDNA clone sequences indicated that the clones could be divided into two classes, which the inventors have designated SBEII-1 and SBEII-2, which showed greater than 90% similarity to members within a class but only 60% similarity between classes. Significantly, comparison between representative sequences from each class with previously identified wheat SBEII clones, pWBE6 (Mousley, 1994) and SBEII (Nair et al., 1997), showed that each appear to be homologues of the SBEII-2 class. The cloning of a wheat SBEII-1 cDNA is novel.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect the invention provides a nucleotide sequence encoding substantially the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 10 (SEQ ID No: 2) or a functional equivalent of said nucleotide sequence.

The term functional equivalent is used in this context to encompass those sequences which differ in their nucleotide composition to that shown in FIG. 10 (SEQ ID No: 1) but which, by virtue of the degeneracy of the genetic code, encode polypeptides having identical or substantially identical amino acid sequences. It is intended that the term should generally apply to sequences which are sufficiently homologous to the sequence of the invention that they can hybridise to the complement thereof under stringent hybridisation conditions (eg as described by Sambrook et al 1989, ie washing with 0.1×SSC, 0.5% SDS at 68° C.); such equivalents will preferably possess at least 86%, more preferably at least 90%, and most preferably at least 95%, sequence homology (ie sequence similarity) with the sequence of the invention. Sequence homology is suitably determined using the ‘MEGALIGN’ program of the software package DNAStar (MEGALIGN and DNAStar are Trade Marks). It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the nucleotide sequence of the invention may also find useful application when present as an “antisense” sequence. Accordingly, functionally equivalent sequences will also include those sequences which can hybridise, under stringent hybridisation conditions, to the sequence of the invention (rather than the complement thereof). Such “antisense” equivalents will preferably possess at least 86%, more preferably at least 90%, and most preferably 95% sequence homology with the complement of the sequence of the invention.

In another aspect, the invention provides a nucleotide sequence comprising substantially the sequence of B2 shown in FIG. 3 (SEQ ID No: 3), or a functional equivalent thereof.

In a further aspect, the invention provides a nucleotide sequence comprising substantially the sequence of B4 shown in FIG. 3 (SEQ ID No: 4), or a functional equivalent thereof.

Another aspect of the invention provides a nucleotide sequence comprising substantially the sequence of B10 shown in FIG. 3 (SEQ ID No: 5), or a functional equivalent thereof.

Yet a further aspect of the invention provides a nucleotide sequence comprising substantially the sequence of B1 shown in FIG. 3 (SEQ ID No: 6), or a functional equivalent thereof.

In another aspect the invention provides a nucleotide sequence encoding substantially the amino acid sequence of B6 shown in FIG. 4 (SEQ ID No: 7), or a functional equivalent thereof.

The term functional equivalent in this context has the same general meaning as discussed above, although equivalents for B2, B4, B10 and B6 will preferably possess at least 90%, more preferably at least 95%, sequence homology with the relevant sequence of the invention, while equivalents for B1 will preferably possess at least 97% sequence homology with the sequence of the invention.

The sequences of the invention are part of novel wheat SBEII genes, with B1 being a novel subclass of the known class of SBEII genes, referred to herein as SBEII-2, with the novel subclass being called SBEII-2B. The remaining sequences are all of a completely new class of wheat SBEII genes, referred to herein as SBEII-1. The sequences have been found to fall into 3 sub-classes, to be discussed below.

The novel wheat SBEII-1 genes that are the subject of this invention have strong sequence homology with the maize SBEIIb gene. The wheat SBEII-1 genes are thought to have similar functional properties to the maize SBEIIb gene. On this basis it is expected that by genetic manipulation of the wheat SBEII-1 gene it will be possible to influence properties of starch produced by a plant, including the gelatinisation temperature and rheological properties of starch, in a manner analogous to manipulation of the maize SBEIIb gene described in WO 97/22703. The content of WO 97/22703 is incorporated herein by reference.

The present invention also includes within its scope a portion of any of the above sequences, comprising at least 500 base pairs and having at least 90% sequence homology to the corresponding portion of the sequence from which it is derived.

Although the coding sequences of the novel wheat SBEII-1 genes have strong sequence homology with the maize SBEIIb gene, there is much greater divergence in the 3′ untranslated parts of the sequences, with a maximum of 31.8% homology between the 3′ untranslated sequences of wheat SBEII-1 and maize SBEIIb as is apparent from FIG. 8.

In another aspect the invention thus provides a nucleotide sequence comprising substantially the sequence shown in FIG. 5 (SEQ ID No: 8), FIG. 6 (SEQ ID No: 9) or FIG. 7 (SEQ ID No: 10), or a functional equivalent thereof.

The term functional equivalent in this context has the same general meaning as discussed above, but with equivalents preferably at least 32%, more preferably at least 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90% sequence homology with the sequence of the relevant Figure.

It is thought such 3′ untranslated sequences may be useful, both in sense and antisense function, in manipulation of starch properties by affecting SBE expression in plants, as will be discussed below.

The sequence may include further nucleotides at the 5′ or 3′ end. For example, for ease of expression, the sequence desirably also comprises an in-frarne ATG start code, and may also encode a leader sequence.

The invention also covers a nucleic acid construct comprising a nucleotide sequence or portion thereof in accordance with the invention conveniently operably linked, in sense or antisense orientation, to a promoter sequence.

Also included within the scope of the invention is amino acid sequence encoded by any of the nucleotide sequences of the invention.

The invention also provides vectors, particularly expression vectors, comprising the nucleotide sequence of the invention. The vector will typically comprise a promoter and one or more regulatory signals of the type well known to those skilled in the art. The invention also includes provision of cells transformed (which term encompasses transduction and transfection) with a vector comprising the nucleotide sequence of the invention.

Nucleotide sequences in accordance with the invention may be introduced into plants, particularly but not exclusively wheat plants, and it is expected that this can be used to affect expression of SBE in the plant and hence affect the properties of starch produced by the plant. In particular, use of sequences in antisense orientation is expected to reduce or suppress enzyme expression. Additionally, it has recently been demonstrated in other experimental systems that “sense suppression” can also occur (i.e. expression of an introduced sequence operably linked in the sense orientation can interfere, by some unknown mechanism, with the expression of the native gene), as described by Matzke & Matzke 1995. Any one of the methods mentioned by Matzke & Matzke could, in theory, be used to affect the expression in a host of a homologous SBE gene.

It is believed that antisense methods are mainly operable by the production of antisense mRNA which hybridises to the sense mRNA, preventing its translation into functional polypeptide, possibly by causing the hybrid RNA to be degraded (e.g. Sheehy et al., 1988; Van der Krol et al.,). Sense suppression also requires homology between the introduced sequence and the target gene, but the exact mechanism is unclear. It is apparent however that, in relation to both antisense and sense suppression, neither a full length nucleotide sequence, nor a “native” sequence is essential. Preferably the “effective portion” used in the method will comprise at least one third of the full length sequence, but by simply trial and error other fragments (smaller or larger) may be found which are functional in altering the characteristics of the plant.

Thus, in a further aspect the invention provides a method of altering the characteristics of a plant, comprising introducing into the plant an effective portion of the sequence of the invention operably linked to a suitable promoter active in the plant so as to affect expression of a gene present in the plant. Conveniently the sequence will be linked in the antisense orientation to the promoter. Preferably the plant is a wheat plant. Conveniently, the characteristic altered relates to the starch content and/or starch composition of the plant (i.e. amount and/or type of starch present in the plant). Preferably the method of altering the characteristics of the plant will also comprise the introduction of one or more further sequences, in addition to an effective portion of the sequence of the invention. The introduced sequence of the invention and the one or more further sequences (which may be sense or antisense sequences) may be operably linked to a single promoter (which would ensure both sequences were transcribed at essentially the same time), or may be operably linked to separate promoters (which may be necessary for optimal expression). Where separate promoters are employed they may be identical to each other or different. Suitable promoters are well known to those skilled in the an and include both constitutive and inducible types. Examples include the CaMV 35S promoter (e.g. single or tandem repeat) and the ubiquitin promoter. Advantageously the promoter will be tissue-specific. Desirably the promoter will cause expression of the operably linked sequence at substantial levels only in the tissue of the plant where starch synthesis and/or starch storage mainly occurs.

The sequence of the invention, and the one or more further sequences if desired, can be introduced into the plant by any one of a number of well-known techniques (e.g. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, or by “biolistic” methods). The sequences are likely to be most effective in affecting SBE activity in wheat plants, but theoretically could be introduced into any plant. Desirable examples include pea, tomato, maize, rice, barley, sweet potato and cassava plants. Preferably the plant will comprise a natural gene encoding an SBE molecule which exhibits reasonable homology with the introduced nucleic acid sequence of the invention.

In another aspect, the invention provides a plant cell, or a plant or the progeny thereof, which has been altered by the method defined above. The progeny of the altered plant may be obtained, for example, by vegetative propagation, or by crossing the altered plant and reserving the seed so obtained. The invention also covers parts of the altered plant, such as storage organs. Conveniently, for example, the invention covers grain comprising altered starch, said grain being obtained from an altered plant or the progeny thereof. Grain obtained from altered plants (or the progeny thereof) will be particularly useful materials in certain industrial applications and for the preparation and/or processing of foodstuffs and may be used, for example, in bakery products.

In particular relation to wheat plants, the invention provides a wheat plant or part thereof which, in its wild type possesses an effective SBEII-1 gene, but which plant has been altered such that there is either reduced, increased or no effective expression of an SBEII-1 polypeptide within the cells of at least part of the plant. The plant may have been altered by the method defined above, or may have been selected by conventional breeding to be deleted for the SBEII-1 gene, the presence or absence of which can be readily determined by screening samples of the plants with a nucleic acid probe or antibody specific for the wheat gene or gene product respectively.

The invention also provides starch extracted from a plant altered by the method defined above, or from the progeny of such a plant, the starch having altered properties compared to starch extracted from equivalent, but unaltered, plants. The invention further provides a method of making altered starch, comprising altering a plant by the method defined above and extracting therefrom starch having altered properties compared to starch extracted from equivalent, but unaltered, plants. It is believed that use of nucleotide sequences in accordance with the invention will enable the production of starches, particularly wheat starches, having a wide variety of novel properties. For example, it may be anticipated that plants altered to give a reduction in SBEII activity will give rise to a starch with a relatively higher proportion of amylose and a lower proportion of amylopectin compared with that from unaltered plants.

In particular the invention provides the following: a plant (especially a wheat plant) altered by the method defined above, containing starch which, when extracted from the plant, has an elevated gelatinisation onset and/or peak temperature as measured by DSC, compared to starch extracted from a similar, but unaltered, plant; a plant (especially a wheat plant) altered by the method defined above, containing starch which, when extracted from the plant, has a elevated gelatinisation onset temperature (conveniently elevated by at least 3° C., possibly by at least 7° C., by at least 12° C. or possibly even by 15 to 25° C.) as measured by DSC compared to starch extracted from a similar, but unaltered plant; a plant (especially a wheat plant) altered by the method defined above, particularly to reduce expression of SBEII-1 polypeptide, containing starch which, when extracted from a plant, has a higher amylose:amylopectin ratio compared to starch extracted from a similar, but unaltered plant.

The present invention particularly covers starch extracted from a plant altered by the method of the invention, particularly starch having an increased gelatinisation temperature. Such starch is useful, eg in bakery products, having particular benefits in certain situations, and the invention also covers products, particularly bakery products, made from such starch. The invention also covers starch extracted from a plant altered by the method of the invention and having an increased amylose:amylopectin ratio.

The invention will be further described, by way of illustration, in the following Examples and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a graph of viscosity versus time, showing a viscoamylgraph profile for wheat starch during and after cooking;

FIGS 2(i)-2(vi) show alignment amino acid sequence data of C terminal portions of various known starch branching enzymes (SEQ ID Nos: 12 to 25), obtained from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) database, and for a novel wheat SBEII-1 sequence of the invention (OsbeII-1ALL) (SEQ ID No: 11) from clone 5A1, with consensus residues highlighted;

FIG. 2a is a residue weight table showing the percent similarity and percent divergence of the sequences shown in FIG. 2;

FIGS. 3(i)-3(vi) show aligned DNA sequence data for various recombinant clones (B2, B4, B10, A2, B1, B11) (SEQ ID Nos: 3, 4, 5, 26, 6, 27 respectively) containing wheat starch branching enzyme genes, representing two SBE classes, SBEII-1 and SBEII-2, each of which includes three subclasses A, B and C, with residues differing from the consensus (majority) (SEQ ID No: 53) highlighted;

FIG. 3a is a residue weight table showing the percent similarity and percent divergence of the sequences shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is an alignment of predicted amino acid sequences for clones B6 (wheat SBEII-1) (SEQ ID No: 7) and B11 (wheat SBEII-2) (SEQ ID No: 28) against the corresponding regions of the maize SBEIIa (SEQ ID No: 29) and SBEIIb (SEQ ID No: 30) amino acid sequences, with residues differing from those of maize SBEIIb highlighted;

FIG. 4a is a residue weight table showing the percent similarity and percent divergence of the sequences shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 5 shows the 3′ untranslated DNA sequence of clone B2 (SEQ ID No: 8) (wheat SBEII-1, sub-class A);

FIG. 6 shows the 3′ untranslated DNA sequence of clone B10 (SEQ ID No: 9) (wheat SBEII-1, sub-class B);

FIG. 7 shows the 3′ untranslated DNA sequence of clone B4 (SEQ ID No: 10) (wheat SBEII-1, sub-class C);.

FIGS. 8(i)-8(iii) show aligned DNA sequence data for the 3′ untranslated region of clones B10 (SEQ ID No: 9), B2 (SEQ ID No: 8) and B4 (SEQ ID No: 10) and maize SBEIIb (ZMSBE2b) (SEQ ID No: 31), with residues differing from those of the B10 sequence highlighted;

FIG. 8a is a residue weight table showing the percent similarity and percent divergence of the sequences shown in FIG. 8;

FIGS. 9a and 9 b show hybridisation of clone B1 (SBEII-2) and clone B2 (SBEII-1), respectively, to HindIII-digested genomic DNA of Chinese Spring wheat nullisomic-tetrasomic lines;

FIGS. 10(i)-10(iii) show the DNA (SEQ ID No: 1) and predicted amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No: 2) of part of SBEII-1 clone 5A1;

FIGS. 11(i)-11(v) show aligned amino acid sequence data for the wheat SBEII-1 sequence of the invention, from clone 5AI (OsbeII-1ALL) (SEQ ID No: 11), wheat SBEI-D2 (SEQ ID No: 32) of Rahman et al 1997 (TASBEID2), wheat SBE1 of Rapellin et al 1997 (SEQ ID No: 33) (TASBEI) and wheat SBEII-2 of Nair et al 1997 (SEQ ID No: 34) (wheat SBEII-2), with residues exactly matching the consensus (majority) (SEQ ID No: 54) highlighted;

FIG. 11a is a residue weight table showing the percent similarity and percent divergence of the sequences shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 12 illustrates northern blotting of wheat grains harvested at various different intervals after anthesis and probed with SBEII-1 and SBEII-2 fragments;

FIG. 13 is a restriction map of plasmid pWxGS+;

FIG. 13a shows the sequence (SEQ ID No: 55) of the promoter (HindIII-BamH1 fragment) in pWxGS+;

FIG. 14 is a restriction map of plasmid pSRWXGUS1;

FIG. 15 is a restriction map of plasmid pVTWXGUS2;

FIG. 16 is a restriction map of plasmid pPBI-97-2;

FIG. 17 is a restriction map of plasmid pSR97-26A−;

FIG. 18 is a restriction map of plasmid pSR97-29A−;

FIG. 19 is a restriction map of plasmid pSR97-50A−;

FIG. 20 is a restriction map of plasmid pSR97-53A−;

FIG. 21 is a restriction map of plasmid p97-2C;

FIG. 22 is a restriction map of plasmid p97-2CWT1;

FIG. 23 is a restriction map of plasmid pSC98-1;

FIG. 24 is a restriction map of plasmid pSC98-2;

FIG. 25 is a restriction map of plasmid pUNI;

FIG. 26 shows the DNA sequence of the NptII Sac1 fragment of pUNI (SEQ ID No: 35); and

FIG. 27 is a restriction map of plasmid pUSN99-1;

FIG. 28 is a restriction map of plasmid pUSN99-2;

FIGS. 29(i)-29(iv) show is a partial restriction map of the predicted sequence (SEQ ID No: 52) of a cloned fragment of p97-U3;

FIG. 30 is a restriction map of plasmid pPBI96-36;

FIG. 31 is a restriction map of plasmid p97-dUG1;

FIG. 32 is a restriction map of plasmid p97-2BdUN1;

FIG. 33 is a schematic illustration of a particle bombardment chamber (not to scale);

FIG. 34 shows histochemical localisation of Ubi-GUS expression in seed (panel A), stem (panel B), floral (panel C) and leaf tissues (panel D) of wheat transformed with plasmid pAHC25;

FIG. 35 is a Southern blot of 26 progeny plants of transformant BW119 which had been transformed with pAHC25.

FIG. 36 shows histochemical localisation of waxy-GUS expression in endosperm tissue of two independent transgenic wheat lines (in panels A and B) transformed with the plasmid pWxGS+; and

FIG. 37 is a Southern blot of genomic DNA of putative primary transformants digested with Sac1 and probed with the 1 kb Sac1 SBEII-1 probe.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS EXAMPLES Amplification and Characterisation of Two Classes of SBEII cDNA Clones

A PCR based cloning strategy was devised for isolating starch branching enzymes from wheat using conserved domains within the known cloned gene sequences. Starch branching enzymes have been cloned from a number of plant species and FIG. 2 shows amino acid sequence data, obtained from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) nucleotide database for various known starch branching enzymes as follows:

Wheat SBEII-2 for Triticum aestivum (SEQ ID No: 12)

ZM SBE2a (maize) for Zea mays (SEQ ID No: 13)

ZM SBE2b (maize) for Zea mays (SEQ ID No: 14)

Barley SBEIIa (SEQ ID No: 15)

Barley SBEIIb (SEQ ID No: 16)

RICBCE3 (rice SBEII type enzyme) for Oryza saliva (SEQ ID No: 17)

RICESBE-1/97 (as above, including transit peptide sequence) (SEQ ID No: 18)

PSSBEIGEN (pea SBEI, which is in fact an SBEII- type sequence) for Pisum sativum (SEQ ID No: 19)

STSBE (potato SBEI type) for Solanum tuberosum (SEQ ID No: 20)

TASBEI (wheat SBEI-2) for Triticum aestivum (SEQ ID No: 21)

TASBEI D2 (SEQ ID No: 22)

ZMSBEI (maize SBEI) for i Zea mays (SEQ ID No: 23)

RICBEI (rice SBEI) for Oryza sativa (SEQ ID No: 24)

PSSBEIIGN (pea SBEII, which is in fact an SBEI-type sequence) for Pisum sativum (SEQ ID No: 25)

FIG. 2 also shows sequence information for a novel wheat SBEII-1 sequence of the invention, identified as OsbeII-1ALL (SEQ ID No: 11).

The alignment report of FIG. 2, and also FIGS. 3, 4, 8 and 11, was prepared using Clustal method, with PAM 250 residue weight table for amino acid sequences and weighted residue weight table for DNA sequences. Sequence pair distances expressed as % similarity shown in FIGS. 2A and 3A, 4A, 8A and 11A are determined using a ‘MEGALIGN’ program of DNAStar software, and correspond to sequence homology percentages as specified above.

Alignment of the sequences shown in FIG. 2 reveals several domains which are highly conserved. One such domain, MDKDMYD (SEQ ID No: 36), was almost completely conserved and it was assumed that this domain would also be present in wheat starch branching enzyme genes. This motif was chosen as a target for an oligonucleotide sense primer (SBEA). 3′RACE PCR was carried out on endosperm first strand cDNA using the primers Ro and SBE A.

Two populations of PCR products of approximately 1 kb and 1.2 Kb were cloned into the plasmid vector pT7Blue (Novagen). Plasmid DNA from 36 putative recombinant clones was purified and the insert size estimated by restriction analysis. Fifteen clones harbouring inserts of between approximately 1 Kb and 1.2 Kb were selected for sequencing. Alignment of the sequence data obtained, using the MEGALIGN program of DNAStar, indicated that the 15 selected clones could be divided on the basis of degrees of homology into two different classes, which we have designated SBEII-1 and SBEII-2. Furthermore, both the SBEI1-I and SBEII-2 classes may each be further subdivided into three sub-classes, based on sequence differences (Table 1). It is thought the sub-division into three sub-classes probably arises because wheat comprises three homoeologous genomes.

TABLE 1 Class Sub-Class Clone Number SBEII-1 A B2, B5, B6, B7, B12 SBEII-1 B B10 SBEII-1 C A1, A13, B4 SBEII-2 A B11 SBEII-2 B B1, B9 SBEII-2 C A2, C5

Comparison between sequences within either of the SBEII-1 or SBEII-2 classes showed between 90 and 96.8% similarity. In contrast, sequence similarity between representatives of SBEII-1 and SBEII-2 classes only display between 58.8 and 60.0% homology in the region of comparison (FIGS. 3 and 3a).

Furthermore, we have compared representative sequences from each SBEII-1 and SBEII-2 class with the previously reported wheat SBEII clones, pWBE6 (Mousley, 1994) and the very recently published SBEII (Nair et al., 1997). The results showed that each of the previously isolated SBEII clones are highly homologous (>90%) to our SBEII-2 class (data not shown). Significantly, neither of the previously reported wheat sequences showed high homology to our SBEII-1 sequence. The isolation and characterisation of three forms of SBEII-1 (SBEII-1, sub-classes A, B & C) is novel. The SBEII-2 sub-class B is also novel, sub-classes A and C corresponding to the sequences previously disclosed by Mousley (1994) and Nair et al (1997) respectively.

Alignment of the predicted amino acid sequences from representative clones, B6 and B11 of the wheat SBEII-1 and SBEII-2 sequences (respectively) against the corresponding regions of the maize SBEIIa and SBEIIb amino acid sequences (FIGS. 4 and 4a) indicate that the wheat SBEII-1 sequence (clone B6) is more similar to the maize SBEIIb sequence (88.7% similarity) than to the wheat SBEII-2 sequence and the maize SBEIIa sequence (82.2% & 82.6% similarity respectively) and similarly that the wheat SBEII-2 sequence is more similar to the maize SBEIIa sequence (86.9% similarity) than to the wheat SBEII-1 and maize SBEIIb sequences (82.2% and 81.7% similarity respectively). We thus hypothesise that the wheat SBEII-1 is phylogenetically more related to the maize SBEIIb and that the wheat SBEII-2 is phylogenetically related to the maize SBEIIa sequences and that the corresponding wheat and maize sequences are likely to exhibit similar functional properties.

While the coding sequences of clones B2, B10 and B4 have strong sequence homology to the maize SBEIIb gene, there is much greater divergence in the 3′ untranslated parts of the sequences. FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 show the 3′ untranslated sequences of clones B2, B10 and B4, respectively, and FIG. 8 compares these sequences with the corresponding sequence of maize SBEIIb.

Considering matters in more detail, experimental details were as follows.

Plant Material

Triticum aestivum cultivar Rialto was grown in a glass house under supplementary lighting and temperature control to maintain a 16 hour day-length at 18+/−1° C.

Recombinant DNA Manipulations and Sequencing

Standard procedures were performed essentially according to Sambrook et al., (1989). DNA sequencing was performed on an ABI automated sequencer and sequences analysed using DNASTAR software for Macintosh.

RNA Isolation for cDNA Cloning

RNA was extracted from Triticum aestivum cultivar Rialto endosperm, using a Purescript RNA isolation kit (Flowgen) essentially according to the manufacturers recommendations. Briefly, endosperm tissue was frozen in liquid nitrogen and ground, for 2 min, to a fine powder using a dismembrenator (Braun Biotech International). The ground tissue was stored in liquid nitrogen prior to extraction. Approx. 100 mg of ground tissue was transferred to a 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube and 1.2 ml of ‘Lysis buffer’ was added to the tissue before mixing by inversion and placing on ice for 10 minutes. Protein and DNA were precipitated from the cell lysate by adding 0.4 ml of ‘Protein-DNA Precipitation Solution’ and mixing by inversion before centrifuging at 13,000×g at 4° C. for 20 minutes. The supernatant was divided between two fresh 1.5 ml tubes each containing 600 μl of isopropanol. The RNA precipitate was pelleted by centrifugation at 13,000×g at 4° C. for 10 minutes, the supernatant was discarded and the pellets washed with 70% ethanol by inverting the tube several times. The ethanol was discarded and the pellet air dried for 15-20 minutes before the RNA was resuspended in 7.5 ml of ‘RNA Hydration Solution’.

Preparation of Wheat Endosperm cDNA Pool

Wheat endosperm cDNA pool was prepared from total RNA, extracted as described above, using Superscript™ reverse transcriptase (Life Technologies) essentially according to manufacturers instructions. Briefly, five microgrammes of RNA. 10 pMol RoRidT17 [AAGGATCCGTCGACATCGATAATACGACTCACTATAGGGA(T17)] (SEQ ID No: 37) and sterile distilled water to a reaction volume of 12 μl, in a 500 μl microcentrifuge tube, was heated to 70° C. for 10 minutes before being quick chilled on ice. The contents of the tube were collected by brief centrifugation before adding 4 μl 5× First Strand Buffer, 2 μl 0.1M DTT and 1 μl 10 mM dNTPs and, after mixing, incubating at 42° C. for 2 min. 1 μl of Superscript™ was added and, after mixing, incubation continued for 1 hour. The reaction was inactivated by heating to 70° C. for 15 min. 150 μl of T₁₀E₁ was added to the reaction mix and the resulting cDNA pool was used as a template for amplification in PCR.

PCR Amplification of SBEII Sequences from Endosperm cDNA Pool

SBEII sequences were amplified from the endosperm cDNA pool using primers Ro [AAGGATCCGTCGACATC] (SEQ ID No: 38), which is complementary to the Ro region of the RoRidT17 primer used to synthesise the cDNA pool, and the SBEII specific primer, SBEA [ATGGACAAGGATATGTATGA] (SEQ ID No: 39). SBEA was designed to be homologous to the MDKDMYD (SEQ ID No: 36) motif which is situated approx. 1 kb from the 3′ end of the mature peptide coding sequence. PCR was carried out in a 50 μl reaction, comprising 5 μl of the cDNA pool, 25 pmol Ro, 50 pmol SBEA, 5 μl 5× Taq buffer, 4 μl 25 mM Mg²⁺, 0.5 μl 20 mM dNTPs, and 1.25 u Taq polymerase. All of the reaction components were mixed, except for the Taq polymerase, before being pre-heated to 94° C. for 7 min and then cooled to 75° C. for 5 min. Whilst the reaction mixtures were held at 75° C. the Taq polymerase was added and, after mixing well, the reactions were thermocycled at (94° C.—30 sec, 50° C.—30 sec, 72° C.—1 min)×30 cycles, followed by a final 10 min extension step at 72° C.

PCR products were purified by phenol/chloroform and chloroform extraction before ligation with pT7 Blue (Novagen) according to manufacturers recommendations. Putative SBE clones were initially characterised by standard plasmid DNA purification methods and restriction digestion. Representative clones harbouring a range of different sized inserts were selected for sequencing.

Chromosomal Location of SBE Genes in Wheat

The Chinese Spring wheat nullisomic-tetrasomic lines as described in Sears (1966) were used for assignment of the SBE sequences chromosome locations. Ditelosomic lines (Sears, 1966) were used to determine the chromosome arm location. The Betzes barley ditelosomic addition lines in wheat are described in Islarn (1983).

The chromosomal location of the two families of SBEII sequences (SBEII-1, SBEII-2) was determined by probing wheat nulli-tetra and ditelosomic stock lines with gel-purified inserts of the various clones. FIG. 9a shows the hybridisation obtained with an SBEII-2 (clone B1) probe on HindIII digested DNA. The euploid Chinese Spring gives 3 bands, one of which is missing in turn in the lines nullisomic for chromosomes 2A, 2B and 2D. The same blot was re-probed with a SBEII-1 specific probe (clone B2). This yields an entirely different hybridisation profile (FIG. 9b), demonstrating the specificity of the probe used. Again bands are missing in each of the lines nullisomic for 2A, 2B and 2D the same banding pattern was observed using the SBEII-1 clones B2 and B4. Thus the SBEII sub-family 1 and 2 gene sequences lie on the wheat group 2 set of homeologous chromosomes.

Ditelosomic addition lines were used to identify the arm location of these genes (data not shown). This revealed that the SBEII-1 and SBEII-2 sequences are both located on the long arms of the homeologous group 2 chromosomes of wheat.

Barley addition lines were used to determine whether homologous sequences are present in barley. These showed that sequences homologous to the wheat SBEII-1 and SBEII-2 sequences are located on the long arms of barley chromosome 2H.

RNA Isolation and Northern Blotting

Wheat grains were harvested at appropriate intervals and frozen in liquid Nitrogen before grinding to a fine powder using either a Braun Mikrodismembrator™ or a pestle and mortar. Total RNA was isolated using the RNAqueous™ (Ambion Inc) Kit according to the manufacturers instructions, or with the following method. Frozen powdered grain was mixed with a 10× volume of 0.2M Tris-HCl pH9, 0.4M NaCl, 25 mM EDTA, 1% SDS, 1% PVPP, 0.25% Antifoam A, and 0.1M DTT. This mixture was extracted twice with an equal volume of phenol/chloroform/isoamyl alcohol (25:24:1), the nucleic acids precipitated from the aqueous phase by the addition of 0.8 volumes of isopropanol, and the resulting pellet dissolved in H₂O. The RNA was then selectively precipitated by the addition of 1 volume of 4M LiCl, incubated at 4° C. overnight, and the resulting pellet dissolved in sterile distilled H₂O. 15 μg of total RNA was electrophoresed on a 1% agarose, 2.21M Formaldehyde, 40 mM MOPS pH7.0, 10 mM sodium acetate, 1 mM EDTA gel, in a 40 mM MOPS pH7, 10 mM sodium acetate, 1 mM EDTA running buffer at 1 V/cm overnight. Gels were placed in a 50 ng/ml solution of Ethidium Bromide in water for 30 minutes, de-stained in water for 2 hours, and visualised and photographs under UV light. The gels were then washed briefly in sterile distilled H₂O, then blotted onto HyBond N⁺™ (Amersham International), according to standard protocols (Sambrook et al, 1989) overnight. Blots were then dismantled and air-dried before UV fixing at 312 nm for 2 minutes.

Probe Isolation and Purification

5-10 μg of the plasmids pUN1 and pSR98-29 were digested with Sst1 (Life Technologies Ltd) according to the manufacturers instructions, to release fragments of approximately 0.8kb (NptII) and 1 kb (SBEII-1) respectively. 5-10 μg of the plasmid pVT96-54 was digested with BamH1 to release a SBEII-2 fragment of approximately 1.2 kb. Digests were electrophoresed on 1% low melting point agarose gels. The gene specific fragments were excised and the DNA purified using a Wizard™ Gel Purification Kit (Promega).

Probe Labelling and Hybridization

25 ng of the appropriate probe (Maize Waxy promoter, NptII, Wheat SBEII-1 or Wheat SBEII-2 fragments) were radiolabelled using the Rediprime 11™ system (Amersham International) using α³²PdCTP (Amersham International) according to manufacturers instructions. Blots were hybridized overnight at 65° C. in 0.6M NaCl, 20 mM Pipes, 4 mM Na₂EDTA2H₂O, 0.2% gelatin, 0.2% Ficoll 400, 0.2% PVP-360, 10 mM Na₄P₂O₇10H₂O, 0.8% SDS, 0.5 mg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA. Post hybridization washes were carried out in 30 mM NaCl, 2 Mm NaH₂PO₄.2H₂O, 0.2 mM Na₂EDTA.2H₂O, 0.1% SDS at room temperature for 7 minutes, then 65° C. for 10 minutes. Filters were exposed to Kodak BioMax MR™ (Amersham International) film at −70° C. Blots were stripped by washing in 15 mM NaCl, 1 mM NaH₂PO₄.2H₂O, 0.1 mM EDTA at 90° C. for 10 minutes, or until no counts above background remained.

Extension of the SBEII-1 3′ Sequence Towards the 5′ End of the Mature Peptide

We have exploited the sequence divergence between our wheat SBEII-1 and SBEII-2 sequences to design the SBEII-1 specific 3′ primer, Sb4. This primer was used in conjunction with an SBEII specific 5′ primer to extend the novel SBEII-1 sequence using a PCR-based approach.

To extend the SBEII-1 3′ sequence towards the 5′ end of the mature peptide, a second conserved domain was identified and an oligonucleotide sense primer, AGSBEI, designed. PCR amplification from the endosperm first strand cDNA pool was carried out using the AGSBEI-Sb4 primer pair. Separation of the amplification products by electrophoresis through a 1% (w/v) agarose gel (data not shown) showed that the reaction yielded a distinct band of approx. 2.2 kb. The approx 2.2 kb amplification products were excised from the gel, ligated with PT7Blue and transformed into competent Novablue E. coli cells. Following overnight culture, nine putative recombinant clones were selected for further analysis. Screening of each of the selected clones using vector specific primers indicated that clones 5A1, 5A2, 5A5 and 5A9 harboured inserts of the predicted size. Of these clone 5A1 (which falls in sub-class C) was selected for sequencing (FIG. 10). The amino acid sequence of FIG. 10 corresponds to the OsbeII-1ALL sequence of FIG. 2. Although not full length the predicted open reading frame includes nucleotides 44 through to 1823 and encodes a 593 amino acid peptide. Based on similarities with the maize genes, it is estimated that this sequence is missing approximately 230 amino acids out of a predicted total of approximately 830 amino acids. On this basis, the partial sequence represents about 70% of the coding sequence. Multiple sequence alignment of this SBEII-1 sequence with recently published wheat SBEII-2 (Nair et al., 1997), SBEI (Rapellin et al., 1997) and SBEI-D2 (Rahman et al., 1997) sequences showed that the SBEII-1 sequence has similarity indices of 69.6%, 31.2% and 46.7% to SBEII-2, SBEI and SBEI-D2 respectively (FIGS. 11 and 11a). This demonstrates that the SBEII-1 sequence differs from the published wheat SBE sequences, and confirms the analysis of the 3′ sequence alignment (FIG. 3). The increase in relative homology when compared to the values obtained following 3′ sequence alignment results from the fact that the central domain of SBEs is highly conserved (Burton et al., 1995; Gao et al., 1997). However, it is clear that this cloned wheat SBEII-1 sequence is significantly different from previously published wheat SBE sequences and represents a novel sequence.

Full experimental details were as follows.

SBEII-1 sequences were extended toward the 5′ end of the mature peptide by amplification from the endosperm cDNA pool using the SBEII-1 specific primer Sb4 [TTTTCTCACAACGCCCTGGG] (SEQ ID No: 40) in conjunction with the primer AGSBEI [TGTTTGGGAGATCTTCCTCCC] (SEQ ID No: 41). AGSBEI was designed to be homologous to the GVWEIFLP (SEQ ID No: 42) motif which is conserved in all known SBE sequences and is situated toward the 5′ end of the mature peptide coding sequence. PCR was carried out in a 50 μl reaction, comprising 5 μl of the cDNA pool, 50 pmol Sb4, 50 pmol SBEA1, 5 μl 5× Taq buffer, 4 μl 25 mM Mg²⁺, 0.5 μl 20 mM dNTPs, and 1.25 u Taq polymerase. All of the reaction components were mixed, before thermocycling at (94° C.—45 sec, 55° C.—30 sec, 72° C.—1 min 30 sec)×30 cycles, followed a final 10 min extension step at 72° C. Amplification products were separated by electrophoresis through a 1%(w/v) agarose gel and specific amplification products of the predicted size were excised from the gel. The DNA was eluted from the gel slice using QIAGEN's gel extraction kit according to the manufacturers recommendations before ligation with pT7 Blue (Novagen). Ligation was carried out in a 10 μl reaction volume comprising 7.5 μl purified amplification product, 1 μl 10× ligation buffer, 1 μl pT7Blue and 0.5 μl T4 DNA ligase (Amersham). The reaction components were mixed well before being placed at 4° C. overnight. Following overnight incubation, half of the ligation reaction was used to transform competent Novablue E.coli cells (Novagen). Transformed cells were plated out onto LB plates supplemented with X−gal (40 μgml⁻¹), IPTG (0.1 mM), Carbenicillin (100 μgml⁻¹), and Tetracycline (12 μgml⁻¹), before placing at 37° C. overnight. Putative recombinant clones were initially screened for the presence of an insert by colony PCR using the vector specific primers T7B and U19. Insert positive clones were then screened using an insert specific primer in conjunction with either T7B or U19 primers to determine the orientation of the insert within the multiple cloning site prior to sequencing.

Southern Blot Analysis

Southern analyses of the pre-made nulli-tetra and ditelosomic blots were carried out essentially as described in Jack et al (1994).

The SBEII-1 clones discussed above have been cloned into transformation vectors for transformation of wheat.

Northern Blot Analysis

Northern blots were prepared from total RNA from developing wheat grains of the cultivar Bobwhite. FIG. 12 shows a northern blot of RNA from wheat grains of the cultivar Bobwhite grown in the glasshouse as described and harvested between 5 and 29 days after anthesis. The blot was probed with the 1 kb Sac1 SBEII-1 fragment and subsequently (following blot stripping) with the 1.2 kb BamH1 SBEII-2 fragment, both fragments purified and labelled as described. In FIG. 12 panel A shows the Ethidium Bromide-stained RNA gel prior to northern transfer. Panel B shows the results of probing with the SBEII-1 probe and panel C shows the results of probing with the SBEII-2 probe. Comparing within and between panels B and C differences can be observed in the relative intensities of the signals at the different time points. In particular a relatively stronger signal intensity is observed with the SBEII-2 probe for the 5 day time point than with the SBEII-1 probe, indicating that the transcript profiles for SBEII-1 and SBEII-2 are distinct, suggesting that the two gene families (SBEII-1 and SBEII-2) are differentially expressed during grain development. The size of the transcripts observed for both SBEII-1 and SBEII-2 is approximately 3.5 kb. However the SBEII-2 transcript is slightly smaller than the SBEII-1 transcript.

Plasmid Constructions

Standard molecular biology procedures (Sambrook et al, 1989) were used for plasmid constructions.

pWxGS+ (FIG. 13) comprising a maize granule bound starch synthase gene (Shure et al 1983) promoter-GUS-Nos fusion was obtained as a gift to Unilever Research from Sue Wessler (University of Georgia, Athens, USA) and may be obtained on request from that source. The promoter in pWxGS+ is approximately 1.5 kb in length and represents a truncated version of a similar, but larger promoter fragment described in Russell & Fromm (1997). The sequence of the promoter (HindIII-BamH1 fragment) in pWxGS+ is presented in FIG. 13A (SEQ ID No: 55).

pSRWXGUS1 (FIG. 14) was produced by inserting a Sac 1 linker [d(pCGAGCTCG)0] (New England Biolabs [NEB]) (NEB catalogue No 1044) into the Sma1 site in pWxGS+.

pVTWXGUS2 (FIG. 15) was produced by inserting a BamH1 linker [d(pCGGGATCCCG)] (SEQ ID No: 43) (NEB catalogue No. 1071) into the Ec1136II (an isoschizomer of Sac1 which gives blunt ends) site of pWxGS+.

A Sac1 linker was inserted at the XbaI site (which had been blunted using Klenow+dNTps) of the SBEII-1 Clone B6 in the plasmid pT7Blue to produce an intermediate clone. The SBE sequence was then purified from this intermediate clone as a Sac1 fragment and ligated into the Sac1 sites of pSRWXGUS1 replacing the GUS gene sequence to produce the plasmids pSR96-26 and pSR96-29 representing antisense and sense orientations of the SBEII-1 sequence downstream of the Waxy promoter, respectively.

A BamH1 linker was inserted at the XbaI site (which had been blunted using Klenow+dNTps) of the SBEII-2 Clone B11 in pT7Blue to produce an intermediate clone. The SBE sequence was then purified from this intermediate as a BamH1 fragment and inserted into the BamH1 sites of pVTWXGUS2, replacing the GUS gene sequence, to produce the plasmids pVT96-50 and pVT96-53 representing antisense and sense orientations, respectively, of the SBEII-2 sequence downstream of the Waxy promoter.

pVT96-54. A BamH1 linker was inserted at the Xba1 site (which had been blunted using Klenow+dNTPs) of the SBEII-2 clone B9 (equivalent to clone B1) in pT7Blue to produce an intermediate clone. The SBEII-2 sequence was then purified from this intermediate clone as a BamH 1 fragment and inserted into the BamH1 sites of pVTWXGUS2, replacing the GUS gene sequence, to produce the plasmid pVT96-54.

The Waxy-SBE-NOS sequences in the plasmids pSR96-26 and pSR96-29 and pVT96-50 and pVT96-53 were purified as HindIII/EcoRI fragments and inserted into the EcoRI/HindIII sites of plasmid pPBI-97-2 (also known as p97-2) (FIG. 16). Plasmid pPBI-97-2 is described in European Patent Application No. 97305694.8 (published as WO 99/06570). Following removal of the ampicillin resistance marker gene the resulting plasmids were designated pSR97-26A− (clone B6 (SBEII-1, sub-class A) in antisense orientation), pSR97-29A− (clone B6 in sense orientation), and pSR97-50A− (clone B11 (SBEII-2, sub-class A) in antisense orientation) and pSR97-53A− (clone B11 in sense orientation) as illustrated in FIGS. 17, 18, 19 and 20, respectively.

p97-2C (FIG. 21) was produced by digesting the polylinker sites Ec1136 II to SmaI in the plasmid pPBI97-2 (FIG. 16), ligating and selecting recombinants in which the polylinker region from SmaI to Ec1136 II had reinserted in the opposite orientation.

The Waxy-NOS sequences in pSRWXGUS1 were transferred as a HindIII/EcoRI fragment into the HindIII/EcoRI sites of plasmid p97-2C to produce the plasmid p97-2CWT1 (FIG. 22).

pSC98-1 and pSC98-2. The 5′ extended SBEII-1 clone 5A1 in pT7Blue (comprising SBE sequence from coordinate 43 to 2003 bp in FIG. 10) was digested with EcoRI and Xba1, followed by ‘in-fill’ of overhangs using Klenow polymerase and dNTPs. The resulting blunt ended SBE fragment was gel purified and ligated to p97-2CWT1 (FIG. 22) which bad been digested with Ec1136II and dephophorylated using calf intestinal phosphatase. The resulting recombinants were screened by restriction digest anaylsis arid clones comprising both orientations of the SBE sequence (with respect to the waxy promoter) were identified. pSC98-1 (FIG. 23) is an antisense version and pSC98-2 (FIG. 24) is a sense version. Following removal of the ampicillin marker gene the resulting plasmids were designated pSC98-1A− and pSC98-2A− respectively.

Ubiquitin Promoter—NptII Selection Construct:pUN1

pUN1 was made in the following way:

A Sac1 linker was inserted at the SmaI site of the plasmid pAHC25 (Christensen and Quail 1996) to produce an intermediate plasmid. The GUS gene was removed from this intermediate plasmid by digesting with SacI followed by self ligation and identification of recombinant molecules lacking the GUS sequence to produce the plasmid pPBI95-9. pPBI95-9 was digested with EcoRI and following self ligation recombinant molecules lacking the Ubi-BAR sequences were identified. The resulting plasmid is designated pPBI96-23. An NptII sequence was amplified as a PCR product using the primers AG95-7: 5′GATGAGCTCCGTTTCGCATGATTGAACAAGATGG (SEQ ID No: 44) and AG95-8: 5′GTCGAGCTCAGAAGAACTCGTCAAGAAGGC (SEQ ID No: 45), using pPBIBAG3 (Goldsbrough et al 1994 as template for the NptII sequence. The amplified product was cloned into the SstI site of pBluescript (Stratagene) and sequenced. The sequencing revealed that the NptI sequence was of the ‘mutant’ form rather than the wild-type as had been expected. The ‘mutant’ form carries a single base change which is flanked by unique Nco1and Sph1 sites. The pBluescript clone was digested with Nco1 and Sph1 to remove the region containing the single base change. Two oligonucleotides, (Npt1:CCCGACGGCGAGGATCTCGTCGTGACC (SEQ ID No: 46) and Npt2: CATGGGTCACGACGAGATCCTCGCCGTCGGGCATG) (SEQ ID No: 47) were then annealed to each other to form an Nco1/Sph1 fragment. This was cloned into the Nco1/Sph1 digested Bluescript/NptII clone, and the resulting clone was sequenced to confirm that the gene was now of the wild type form.

The NptII sequences was then purified as a SacI fragment and inserted at the SacI site of pPBI96-23 to produce pUN1 (FIG. 25). pUN1 includes the wild-type ubiquitin promoter (Ubi promoter), which is also referred to as the ubiquitin regulatory system (abbreviated to URS). The orientation of the NptII sequence in pUN1 was determined by restriction digest analysis. The sequence of the NptII SacI fragment is presented in FIG. 26 (SEQ ID No: 35).

pUSN99-1 and pUSN99-2. The SBEII-1 (clone B6) sequence was purified as a Sac1 fragment from the plasmid pSR96-26 and inserted at the Sac1 site of pPBI96-23 to produce the plasmids pUSN99-1 and pUSN99-2 (FIGS. 27 and 28) representing sense and antisense orientations of the SBEII-1 sequences respectively.

pPBI97-2BdUN1. pPBI92-2BdUN1 (also sometimes referred to as p97-2BdUN1) comprises a reconstituted ubiquitin regulatory system (referred to hereafter as a modified ubiquitin promoter or a modified ubiquitin regulatory system (mURS)) which lacks the two overlapping ‘consensus heatshock elements’ discussed in EP 0342926 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,614,399. The modified ubiquitin promoter was prepared via PCR amplification of two DNA fragments using maize genomic DNA as template, followed by ligation of the two fragments to produce a single fragment lacking the consensus heatshock (HS) elements. A Kpn1 restriction site was engineered in place of the HS elements. The primers used were designed from sequence information published by Liu et al 1995 (EMBL DNA database accession ZMU29159). To delete the HS elements and to replace with a diagnostic Kpn1 site the ubiquitin promoter and intron sequences were amplified as two fragments using the primer combinations HS1+Ubi3-3 and HS2+Ubi5-2, the sequences of which are given below. Primers Ubi5-2 and Ubi3-3 are homologous to sequences in the sequence published by Liu et al 1995. Primers HS1 and HS2 are homologous to sequences located immediately 3′ and 5′ respectively of the two overlapping HS elements in the ubiquitin promoter as described in EP 0342926 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,361,399. Both of these primers have a Kpn1 tail at their 5′ ends.

Primers

HS1: 5-ATTAGGTACCGGACTTGCTCCGCTGTCGGC-3 (SEQ ID No: 48)

HS2: 5-TATAGGTACCGAGGCAGCGACAGAGATGCC-3 (SEQ ID No: 49)

Ubi5-2: 5-AGCTGAATCCGGCGGCATGGC-3 (SEQ ID No: 50)

Ubi3-3: 5-TGATAGTCTTGCCAGTCAGGG-3 (SEQ ID No: 51)

The amplified products were subcloned into pGEM TEasy (Promega) to produce the plasmids p97-U1 and p97-U2. The full-length (approx. 2 Kb) modified ubiquitin promoter was reconstructed by subcloning the Kpn1-Sac1 fragment from p97-U1 into the Kpn1/Sac1 sites of p97-U2 to produce p97-U3. A partial restriction map of the predicted sequence (SEQ ID No: 52) of the cloned fragment in p97-U3 is presented in FIG. 29. (The modified ubiquitin promotor (or mURS) is the subject of a copending European Patent Application filed by the present applicants on the same day as the present application, under the reference C1235.01/M). The modified ubiquitin promoter was transferred as a PstI fragment from p97-U3 into plasmid pPBI96-36. The plasmid pBI96-36 (FIG. 30) comprises the GUS-Nos reporter gene fusion under the control of the wild-type ubiquitin promoter (derived from pAHC25) in a pUC plasmid backbone. The promoter replaces the wild-type ubiquitin regulatory system in pPBI96-36 to produce an intermediary plasmid p97-dUG1 (FIG. 31).

Construction of pPBI97-2BdUN1

The Ubi-Nos sequences in pPBI96-23 were transferred as an EcoRI-HindIII fragment into the EcoRI and HindIII sites of p97-2B (plasmid p97-2B is described in European Patent Application No. 97305694.8 published as WO 99/06570) to produce the plasmid p97-2BUbiNos. The modified ubiquitin promoter was purified as a HindIII/SacI fragment from p97-dUG1 (FIG. 31) and transferred into the HindIII and SacI sites of p97-2BUbiNos, replacing the wild-type ubiquitin promoter to produce p97-2BdUbiNos. The NptII sequence in pUN1 was purified as a SacI fragment and transferred into the SacI site of p97-2BdUbiNos to produce pPBI97-2BdUN1 (FIG. 32). Following removal of the ampicillin resistance marker using the method as described in WO 99/06570, the resulting plasmid as used for wheat transformation was designated p97-2BdUN1A−.

pCaineo

pCaiNeo comprises the NptII gene under control of a CaMV35S promoter and maize Adh1 intron. The plasmid is described in Fromm et al 1986.

Transformation of Wheat

The following plasmid combinations (co-bombardments) have been used in the transformation of wheat plants:

TABLE 2 Plasmid combinations used in wheat transformation experiments. Starch gene construct/s Selection marker construct pAHC25 pWXGS+ pUN1 pSR97-26A- antisense pUN1 or p97-2BdUN1 pSR97-29A- sense p97-2BdUN1 or pCaiNeo pSC98-1A- antisense p97-2BdUN1 pUSN-1 sense p97-2BdUN1 pUSN-2 antisense p97-2BdUN1 pUSN-1 sense & pUSN-2 antisense pUN1 pSC98-2A- sense p97-2BdUN1

The wheat transformation methods used and described here are largely based on those described by Barcelo and Lazzeri, 1995.

Embryo wheat plants of the spring cultivar Bobwhite and the winter cultivar Florida were grown in a glasshouse with 16 hr day length supplemented with lights to maintain a minimum light intensity of 500 umol m−²s⁻¹ at 0.5M above flag leaf. Glasshouse temperatures were maintained at 19° C.+/−1° C. during the day and 14° C.+/−1° C. at night.

Immature embryos of wheat were harvested from developing grain. The seeds were harvested and embryos were cultured at approximately 12 days after anthesis when the embryos were approximately 1 mm in length. Seeds were first rinsed in 70% ethanol for 5 minutes and then sterilised in a 10% solution of Domestos bleach (Domestos is a Trade Mark) for 15 minutes followed by 6 washes with sterile distilled water. Following removal of the embryonic axis the embryos were placed axis surface face down on agargel (Sigma catalogue no. A-3301) solidified MM1 media. The general recipe for MM1 is given in Appendix 1, and the recipes for the various constituents in Appendix 2. The embryos were maintained in darkness for one to two days at 24° C.+/−1° C. prior to bombardment.

The plasmids pAHC25, pCAiNeo, pUN1 and p97-2BdUN1 were used to provide selection markers in the combinations with starch gene constructs as detailed in Table 2. pAHC25 (Christensen and Quail 1996) contains a chimeric Ubi-BAR gene which provides selection of transformants to phosphinothricin, the active ingredient in herbicides BASTA™ and Bialophos (see Block, M.de. et al 1987). The plasmids pCAiNeo (Fromm et al., 1986), pUN1 and p97-2BdUN1 contain chimeric promoter-NptII gene fusions and provide selection of transformants against a range of aminoglycoside antibiotics including kanamycin, neomycin, geneticin and paromycin.

Particle bombardments was used to introduce plasmids into plant cells. The following method was used to precipitate plasmid DNA onto 0.6 μm gold particles (BIO-RAD catalogue number 165-2262): A total of 5 μg of plasmid DNA was added to a 50 μl sonicated for one minute suspension of gold particle @ 10 mg/ml) in a 1.5 ml microfuge tube. Following a brief vortex for three seconds 50 μl of a 0.5M solution of calcium chloride and 20 μl of a 0.05M solution of spermidine free base were added to the opposite sides of the microfuge tube lid. The tube contents were mixed together by closing the lid and tapping the calcium chloride and spermidine to the bottom of the tube. Following a vortex for three seconds the suspension was centrifuged at 13,000 rpm for 5 seconds. The supernatant was then removed and the pellet resuspended in 150 μl of absolute ethanol. This requires scraping the gold particles off the inside of the tube using a pipette tip. Following a further three second vortex, the sample was centrifuged again and the pellet resuspended in a total volume of 85 μl in absolute ethanol. The particles were vortexed briefly and sonicated for 5 seconds in a Camlab Trisonic T310 water bath sonicator to ensure fine dispersion. An aliquot of 5 μl of the DNA coated gold particles were placed in the centre of a macrocarrier (BIO-RAD catalogue no. 115-2335) and allowed to dry for 30 mins. Particle bombardment was performed by using a Biolisit™ PDS-1000/He (BIO-RAD Instruments, Hercules Calif.) chamber which is illustrated schematically in FIG. 33, using helium pressure of 650 and 900 psi (rupture discs: BIO-RAD catalogue numbers 165-2327 and 165-2328 respectively).

Referring to FIG. 33, the illustrated vacuum chamber comprises a housing 10, the inner side walls of which include a series of recesses 12 for receiving shelves such as sample shelf 14 shown at the fourth level down from the top of the housing. A rupture disc 16 is supported in a He pressure shock tube 18 near the top of the housing. A support 20, resting in the second set of recesses 12 down from the top of the housing, carries unit 22 that includes a stopping screen and a number of rings 24, with 11 rings below the support 20 and 3-4 rings above the support 20. Macrocarrier 26 is supported at the top of unit 22. The approximate distance from the rupture disc 16 to the macrocarrier 26 is 25 mm, with the approximate distance from the macrocarrier 26 to the stopping screen being 7 mm, and the approximate distance from the stopping screen to the sample shelf 14 being 67 mm. The top of unit 22 is about 21 mm from the bottom of the shock tube 18, and the bottom unit 22 is about 31 mm from the top of sample shelf 14.

Immature embryos were bombarded between 1 and 2 days after culture. For bombardment the immature embryos were grouped into a circular area of approximately 1 cm in diameter comprising 20-100 embryos, axis side face down on the MM1 media. The Petri dish (not shown) containing the tissue was placed in the chamber on shelf 14, on the fourth shelf level down from the top, as illustrated in FIG. 33. The air in the chamber was then evacuated to a vacuum of 28.5 inches of Hg. The macrocarrier 26 was accelerated with a helium shock wave using rupture membranes that burst when the He pressure in the shock tube 18 reaches 650 or 900 psi. Within 1 hour after bombardment the bombarded embryos were plated on MM1 media at 10 embryos per 9 cm petri dish and then maintained in constant darkness at 24° C. for 2-3 weeks. During this period somatic embryogenic callus was produced on the bombarded embryos.

After 2-3 weeks the embryos were transferred onto agar-solidified regeneration media, known as R media, and incubated under 16 hr daylength at 24° C. The general recipe for R media is given in Appendix 1. Embryos were transferred on fresh plates at 2-3 week intervals. The composition of the regeneration media varied depending on which selection regime was to be used. For transformants bombarded with the BAR gene the 3 amino solution was omitted and PPT (phosphinothricin) at 1 mg/L, rising to 3 mg/L over a period of three 2-3 week transfers was used for selection. For selection of transformants using the NptII gene three different regimes were used: 1) Geneticin (GIBCO-BRL catalogue no. 10131-019) was incorporated (at 50 mg/L) immediately on transfer to regeneration media and maintained at 50 mg/L on subsequent transfers to regeneration media. 2) & 3) Embryos were first transferred to regeneration media without selection for 12 days and 2-3 weeks, respectively, and thereafter transferred on to media containing Geneticin at 50 mg/L. After 2-3 passages on regeneration media regenerating shoots were transferred to individual culture tubes containing 15 ml of regeneration media at half salt strength with selection at 3 mg/L PPT or 35 mg/L geneticin depending on whether the BAR gene of NptII gene had been used in the original bombardments. Following root formation the regenerated plants were transferred to soil and the glasshouse.

Genomic DNA Isolation and Southern Analyses

Southern analyses of primary transformants and progeny material were carried out as follows: Freeze dried leaf tissues were ground briefly in a Kontes™ pestle and mortar, and genomic DNA extracted as described in Fulton et al, 1995. 5 μg of DNA were digested with an appropriate restriction enzyme according to the manufacturers instructions, and electrophoresed overnight on a 1% agarose gel, after which the gel was then photographed, washed and blotted onto Hybond N+™ (Amersham International) according to the method of Southern using standard procedures (Sambrook et al 1989). Following blotting, the filters were air dried, baked at 65° C. for 1-2 hours and UV fixed at 312nm for 2 minutes.

Probe preparation and labelling for the Southern analyses of transformed material was carried out as described above.

GUS histochemistry was performed essentially as described in Jefferson (1987).

Evaluation of the Ubiquitin Promoter for Constitutive Expression of Associated Transgenes

The plasmid pAHC25 (Christensen and Quail, 1996) was transformed into wheat as described in previous sections. Transformants were selected on the basis of resistance to phosphinothricin. Southern blot analyses were carried out on the primary transformants to confirm integration of the plasmid sequences (data not shown). GUS histochemical analyses were also carried out and demonstrated that the ubiquitin promoter is capable of mediating high levels of GUS expression in a range of wheat tissues. FIG. 34 A, B, C & D show histochemical localisation of GUS expression in the seed, stem, floral and leaf tissues respectively. Southern blot and GUS histochemical analyses were also carried out on self progeny from primary transformants to confirm that the transformation system used is capable of producing transgenic plants which stably transmit the integrated plasmid sequences to progeny plants. FIG. 35 shows a Southern blot of 26 progeny plants of transformant BW119 which had been transformed with pAHC25. In this example genomic DNA from the progeny plants was digested with the restriction enzyme Sac1 and the blot was probed with the GUS gene coding sequence. The Southern blot results are suggestive of the presence of two independently segregating integration loci, each comprising concatamers of pAHC25 plasmid sequences.

Evaluation of the Maize Waxy Promoter for Endosperm-specific Expression of Associated Transgenes

The plasmids pWxGS+ and pUN1 were co-transformed into wheat as described in previous sections. Transformants were selected on the basis of resistance to geneticin. Southern blot analyses were carried out on the primary transformants to confirm integration of the plasmid sequences (data not shown). Gus histochemical analyses were also carried out to determine the expression profile mediated by the maize waxy promoter. The majority of the transformants that expressed GUS exhibited expression specifically in endosperm tissue, demonstrating the suitability of this promoter for mediating endosperm expression of associated transgenes. FIG. 36 A & B shows endosperm specific expression of GUS in seeds from two independent transformants. We did not observe GUS expression in pollen grains as was seen by Russell and Fromm (1997), however the construct they used also incorporated the maize hsp 70 intron which may conceivably have influenced expression both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Transformation of Wheat with Starch Gene Constructs

The various construct combinations detailed in Table 2 were co-transformed into wheat using the procedures as described in previous sections. Transformants were selected on the basis of resistance to geneticin. The primary transformants were confirmed positive by Southern blot analysis. Blots were sequentially probed with an NptII coding sequence probe and a SBE coding region probe. FIG. 37 shows an example of a Southern blot which comprises 22 putative transformants which had been co-bombarded with pSR97-29A− or pSR97-26A− and pUN1 or p97-2BdUN1. Genomic DNAs on this blot had been digested with Sac1. The blot was first probed with the NptII probe. Lanes marked with an asterisk correspond to transformants which give a positive signal with the NptII probe. The blot shown in FIG. 37 was probed with the SBEII-1 1 kb SacI fragment. The Sac1 digest is expected to release a 1 kb SBEII-1 hybridising band from both pSR97-29A− and pSR97-26A− plasmid sequences, and the intensity of this band will vary depending on the copy number of inserted plasmid sequences. As can be seen in FIG. 37 several additional SBEII-1 hybridising bands are also observed. Five of these bands are present in all lanes and result from hybridisation to endogenous wheat SBEII-1 sequences. The additional bands of varying size which are observed in the majority of lanes which show the 1 kb hybridising band most likely result from integration events in which one or more copies of the plasmid had been linearised within the 1 kb SBEII-1 sequence prior to integration. In the example shown in FIG. 37, of the 20 NptII positive plants, 16 were found to be co-transformed with the SBEII-1 sequences, representing a co-transformation efficiency of 80%.

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

When heated, an aqueous suspension of starch in excess water undergoes a co-operative endothermic transition known as gelatinisation, as discussed above, entailing a melting of the starch crystallites. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measures the amount of energy (heat) absorbed or released by a sample as it is heated, cooled or held in a constant (isothermal) temperature. DSC has been widely used to study the gelatinisation and retrogradation of starch.

DSC analyses were carried out on single grains or pools of 5 grains from primary transformants generated through transformation using each of the gene construct combinations detailed in Table 2.

Two different sample preparation and DSC methodologies were used:

Method 1

Individual seed samples were crushed and ground using a pestle and mortar. The resulting bran was then separated and samples weighed into 50 μm aluminium DSC pans. Water, three times by weight, was added and the sample pans sealed. Analyses were performed using a Perkin-Elmer DSC-7 Robotic™ system equipped with an Intercooler II™, for sub-ambient conditions. Samples were heated from 25° C. to 80° C. at a heating rate of 5° C. min⁻¹. Gelatinisation enthalpy, onset and peak and end temperatures were recorded. The thermograms were analysed using the Perkin-Elmer software programs (Thermal Analysis Software 7). Gelatinisation enthalpy is expressed in Joules (J)/gram (g) of sample.

Method 2

Pools of 5 seeds from a single primary transformant, or single seeds from primary transformants, were milled using a Cemotec 1090™ Sample Mill. The milled sample was then passed through a 250 micron sieve to separate the bran from endosperm. Approximately 5 mg of the sieved samples was then accurately weighed into 50 μl aluminium DSC pans. Water, three times by weight, was added and the sample pans sealed. Analyses were performed using a Perkin-Elmer Pyris 1™ DSC equipped with autosampler and Intracooler IP. Samples were heated from 40° C. to 85° C. at a heating rate of 10° C. per minute. The thermograms were analysed using the Perkin-Elmer software programs (Pyris Software for Windows v 3.5). Gelatinisation enthalpy, onset and peak and end temperatures were recorded.

Using method 1, DSC analyses were performed on individual mature grains of primary transformants, transformed with the plasmid combinations pSR97-26A−/pUN1, pSR97-26A−/p97-2BdUN1 and pSR97-29A−/p97-2BdUN1. Data obtained were compared to data from control material which had been transformed with one of the NptII selectable marker plasmids, but did not contain any of the ‘starch’ plasmids. Table 3 summarises the average onset, peak, end and enthalpy values for the selected material. The majority of samples showed similar values to the control material. However, as can be seen from Table 3 onset, peak and end temperatures were higher for a number of the transgenic samples compared to the control material. For example, transformant BW 326 exhibits a 6.7° C., 4.9° C. and 4.6° C. increase in onset, peak and end temperatures (respectively) compared to the control sample.

Using method 2 a further series of DSC analyses were carried out on pools of 5 grains from primary transformants, transformed with the plasmid combinations pSC98-1A−/p97-2BdUN1, pUSN-1p97-2BdUN1, pUSN-2/p97-2BdUN1 and pUSN-1/pUSN-2/pUNI. Data obtained were compared to data from control material which had been transformed with one of the NptII selectable marker plasmids, but did not contain any of the ‘starch’ plasmids. Table 4 summaries the onset, peak, end and enthalpy values for the selected pooled samples. In many cases there is evidence that the ‘starch’ transgenic material shows onset, peak and end temperatures which are greater than those observed for the control material. For example, transformant BW727 exhibits a 9.8° C., 8.7° C. and 9.1° C. increase in onset, peak and end temperatures (respectively) compared to the BW control sample 3, and a 7.6° C., 6.8° C. and 7.8° C. increase in onset, peak and end temperatures (respectively) compared to the BW control sample 2.

TABLE 3 Results of DSC analyses on single grains using method 1. Data shown are the averages of between 2 and 6 individual grain samples (T_(o), T_(p) and T_(f) are onset, peak and end temperatures respectively). Line T_(o) T_(p) T_(f) ΔH Plasmid combination Code (° C.) (° C.) (° C.) (J/g) BW control sample 1 55.2 59.7 66.5 4.66 pSR97-26A-/pUN1 BW283 57.1 60.4 65.0 2.12 BW135 57.2 62.1 68.6 4.86 BW324 57.8 62.1 69.1 5.33 BW325 58.4 61.8 68.7 3.90 BW326 61.9 64.6 71.1 2.46 BW348 60.7 63.4 69.7 3.76 pSR97-26A-/p97-2BdUN1 F227 57.4 61.4 67.3 2.65 pSR97-29A-/p97-2BdUN1 F310 62.1 63.7 69.2 6.75 F312 59.0 62.3 66.8 1.16 BW335 56.2 60.8 69.1 4.63 BW353 59.5 62.7 70.8 3.21 BW354 55.4 61.7 68.9 4.28 BW355 57.9 61.5 68.0 3.95 BW357 55.3 60.6 68.0 3.74 BW363 56.7 62.5 67.9 1.13 BW367 59.0 62.5 68.2 2.17 BW369 57.9 60.9 65.9 1.04 BW370 53.7 59.4 67.5 6.00 BW375 57.2 61.5 70.0 4.14 BW376 54.0 58.1 68.0 3.39 BW377 53.4 60.9 69.2 2.60 BW380 54.6 61.6 67.6 2.16 BW390 56.8 61.2 68.5 1.29 BW399 57.4 62.7 67.9 1.77 BW400 60.6 63.6 68.1 0.64 BW341 51.6 59.0 66.4 1.97

TABLE 4 Results of DSC analyses on pools of 5 grains using method 2. T_(o), T_(p) and T_(f) are onset, peak and end temperatures respectively Line T_(o) T_(p) T_(f) ΔH Plasmid combination Code (° C.) (° C.) (° C.) (J/g) F control sample 1 60.1 63.9 68.0  6.30 BW control sample 2 59.3 64.0 68.4  5.94 BW control sample 3  57.08  62.09  67.08  4.28 pSC98-1A-/p97-2BdUN1 BW449 59.3 62.9 67.9  3.95 BW477 57.7 63.6 70.6  8.30 F492 62.3 66.4 70.2  7.60 F494 63.6 67.3 71.0  5.73 BW511 59.6 63.8 67.2  0.98 BW518 60.2 64.9 69.2  3.57 BW519 58.4 63.6 68.5  4.13 BW527 58.7 63.7 69.0  6.38 BW549 59.9 64.8 69.3  4.48 BW550 60.2 64.6 68.9  5.06 BW552 60.8 62.9 67.9  3.74 BW553 59.5 63.9 67.5  3.60 BW555 61.0 66.1 68.2  5.43 BW557 62.7 66.9 71.0  5.08 BW559 61.6 65.9 70.8  5.08 BW563 61.4 65.1 69.4  1.90 BW564 59.4 64.5 73.2  7.08 BW576 61.8 65.6 69.3  2.65 BW587 61.3 65.4 69.4  5.36 BW614 63.9 67.9 71.8  5.83 BW618 61.3 65.6 69.7  3.54 BW583a 58.9 63.7 68.0  3.54 BW631 61.5 65.6 69.7  4.52 BW633 61.9 66.0 70.2  5.12 BW634a 60.8 64.9 70.2  5.10 BW637a 62.8 67.2 72.0  5.16 BW639 61.8 65.1 68.9  2.15 BW640a 62.2 66.7 71.0  3.23 BW642 63.2 67.2 70.9  4.90 BW698 62.9 67.0 70.9  4.48 BW700a 63.8 67.6 71.2  3.41 BE524a 59.4 64.3 68.9  4.05 pUSN-1/p97-2BdUN1 BW622 59.0 64.1 68.7  4.32 BW628 56.2 63.3 66.0  6.09 BW645 57.5 65.6 69.5  5.97 BW646 61.6 66.4 67.7  3.99 BW647 61.3 65.4 69.0  3.47 BW648 59.8 64.4 68.8  4.65 BW649 61.3 65.6 70.1  5.07 BW656 59.9 64.6 69.2  5.38 BW660 62.0 67.3 71.0  4.23 BW661 61.5 65.8 69.6  3.88 BW664 61.1 66.1 70.8  4.81 BW665 61.6 66.5 69.4  5.25 BW667 63.0 67.1 70.8  3.91 BW672 63.0 68.1 71.9  5.43 BW673A 63.1 67.7 71.6  4.83 BW675 62.1 66.4 71.3 10.97 BW676 59.8 67.3 71.2  4.21 BW678 63.0 66.3 69.3  1.20 BW680 60.8 65.3 70.1  4.94 BW701 62.3 67.5 72.2  4.70 BW706 63.0 67.3 71.3  4.94 BW707 60.9 65.8 70.0  4.77 BW705 61.7 65.5 68.8  6.11 BW726 62.6 67.5 71.3  5.44 BW755 60.8 65.8 70.6  5.18 BW702 61.9 67.0 71.0  4.44 BW756 62.3 66.1 69.7  4.83 pUSN-2/p97-2BdUN1 BW625 62.7 68.2 73.8  4.27 BW653 60.4 65.3 70.1  6.52 BW704 60.9 66.2 70.2  4.19 BW718 61.3 66.9 71.2  4.15 BW719 62.2 67.2 71.7  5.32 BW722 64.8 67.5 70.0  2.14 BW740 63.4 67.9 72.3  5.67 BW741 62.6 66.9 70.5  5.30 BW742 64.6 67.9 72.0  6.66 BW752 62.3 66.3 70.0  4.63 pUSN-1/pUSN-2/pUN1 BW685 62.6 65.5 69.0  2.60 BW686A 61.9 66.3 70.2  4.45 BW714 63.0 67.6 71.3  3.53 BW727 66.9 70.8 76.2  5.19 BW728 62.0 66.3 70.4  5.70 BW731 63.3 67.9 73.0  4.90 BW732 63.5 66.8 70.8  4.11 BW748 62.1 67.4 71.9  5.38 BW794 62.8 67.5 71.8  5.17

Appendix 1

Recipe for 2× concentrated MM1 media

Volume of stock per litre of 2× Constituent concentrated media Macrosalts MS (10× stock) 200 ml Microsalts L (1000× stock) 2 ml FeNaDTA MS (100× stock) 20 ml [Sigma catalogue F-0518] Modified Vits MS (×1000) 1 ml 3 amino acid solution (25× stock) 40 ml myo inositol 0.2 g (Sigma catalogue number I-3011) sucrose 180 g AgNO₃ (20 mg/ml stock) 1 ml Added after filter sterilisation Picloram (1 m/ml stock) 4 ml Added after filter sterilisation

Filter sterilise and add to an equal volume of moulten 2× agargel (10 g/L).

Recipe for 2× concentrated R media

Volume of stock per litre of 2× Constituent concentrated media Macrosalts L7 (10× stock) 200 ml Microsalts L (1000× stock) 2 ml FeNaEDTA MS (100× stock) 20 ml Vits/Inositol L2 (200× stock) 10 ml 3 amino acid solution (25× stock) 40 ml Maltose 60 g 2,4-D (1 mg/ml stock) 200 ml added after filter sterilisation Zeatin cis trans mi× ed isomers 2 ml (Melford labs catalogue no. Z-0917) (5 mg/ml stock) added after filter sterilisation

Filter sterilise and add to an equal volume of moulten 2× agar (16 g/liter)

Appendix 2

Recipes for constituents of MM1 and R media

Microsalts L (1000× stock)

per 100 ml MnSO₄.7H₂O 1.34 g H₃BO₃ 0.5 g ZnSO₄.7H₂O 0.75 g KI 75 mg Na₂MoO₄.2H₂O 25 mg CuSO₄.5H₂O 2.5 mg CoCl₂.6H₂O 2.5 mg

Filter sterilise through a 22 μm membrane filter

Store at 4° C.

Macrosalts MS (10× stock)

per litre NH₄NO₃ 16.5 g KNO₃ 19.0 g KH₂PO₄ 1.7 g MgSO₄.7H₂O 3.7 g CaCl₂.2H₂O 4.4 g

NB: Dissolve CaCl, before mixing with other components

NB: Make up KH₂PO₄ separately in sterile H₂0, and add last.

Store solution at 4° C. after autoclaving

Modified MS Vits (1000× stock)

Per 100 ml Thiamine HCl 10 mg Pyridoxine HCl 50 mg Nicotinic acid 50 mg

Store solution in 10 ml aliquots at −20° C.

3 amino acid solution (25× stock)

Per litre L-Glutamine 18.75 g L-Proline 3.75 g L-Asparagine 2.5 g

Store solution in 40ml aliquots at −20° C.

Macrosalts L7 (10× stock)

per litre NH₄NO₃ 2.1 g KNO₃ 15.0 g KH₂PO₄ 2.0 g MgSO₄.7H₂O 3.5 g CaCl₂.H₂O 4.5 g

NB: Dissolve CaCl₂ before mixing with other components

NB: Make up KH2PO₄ separately in 50 ml H₂0 and add last

Store solution at 4° C. after autoclaving

Vits/Insitol (200× stock)

200× Stock Per 100 ml Inositol 4.0 g Thiamine HCl 0.2 g Pyridoxine HCl 0.02 g Nicotinic acid 0.02 g Ca-pantothenate 0.02 g Ascorbic acid 0.02 g

Store solution in 40 ml aliquots at −20° C.

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55 1 2307 DNA Triticum aestivum misc_feature (2036)..(2270) N = any nucleotide 1 catygacggc cagtgacttc gagctcggta cccggggatc cgatttggtg tgtgggagat 60 gttcttgcca aacaatgcag atggttcgcc accaattcct cacggctcac gggtgaaggt 120 gagaatggat actccatctg ggataaagga ttcaattcct gcttggatca agtactccgt 180 gcagactcca ggagatatac catacaatgg aatatattat gatcctcccg aagaggagaa 240 gtatgtattc aagcatcctc aacctaaacg accaaaatca ttgcggatat atgaaacaca 300 tgttggcatg agtagcccgg aaccaaagat caacacatat gcaaacttca gggatgaggt 360 gcttccaaga attaaaagac ttggatacaa tgcagtgcaa ataatggcaa tccaggagca 420 ctcatactat ggaagctttg ggtaccatgt taccaatttc tttgcaccaa gtagccgttt 480 tgggtcccca gaagatttaa aatctttgat tgatagagct cacgagcttg gcttggttgt 540 cctcatggat gttgttcaca gtcacgcgtc aaataatacc ttggacgggt tgaatggttt 600 tgatggcacg gatacacatt acttccatgg cggttcacgg ggccatcact ggatgtggga 660 ttcccgtgtg tttaactatg ggaataagga agttataagg tttctacttt ccaatgcaag 720 atggtggcta gaggagtata agtttgatgg tttccgattc gatggcgcga cctccatgat 780 gtatacccat catggattac aagtaacctt tacaggaagc taccatgaat attttggctt 840 tgccactgat gtagatgcgg tcgtttactt gatgctgatg aatgatctaa ttcatgggtt 900 ttatcctgaa gccgtaacta tcggtgaaga tgttagtgga atgcctacat ttgcccttcc 960 tgttcaagtt ggtggggttg gttttgacta tcgcttacat atggctgttg ccgacaaatg 1020 gattgaactt ctcaaaggaa acgatgaagc ttgggagatg ggtaatattg tgcacacact 1080 aacaaacaga aggtggccgg aaaagtgtgt tacttatgct gaaagtcacg atcaagcact 1140 ggttggagac aagactattg cattctggtt gatggacaag gatatgtatg atttcatggc 1200 tctgaacgga ccttcgacac ctagtattga tcgtggaata gcactgcata aaatgattag 1260 acttatcaca atgggtttag gaggagaggg ttatcttaac tttatgggaa atgagttcgg 1320 gcatcctgaa tggatagact ttccaagagg cccacaagta cttccaactg gtaagttcat 1380 cccaggaaac aacaacagtt acgacaaatg ccgtcgaaga tttgaccagg gtgatgcaga 1440 atttcttagg tatcatggta tgcagcagtt tgatcaggcg atgcagcatc ttgaggaaaa 1500 atatggcttt atgacatcag accaccagta cgtatctcgg aaacatgagg aagataaggt 1560 gatcgtgttt gaaaaagggg acttggtatt tgtgttcaac ttccactgga gtaatagcta 1620 tttcgactac cgggttggct gtttaaagcc tgggaagtac aaggttgtct tagactcaga 1680 cgccggactc tttggtggat ttggtaggat ccatcacact gcagagcact tcacttctga 1740 ctgccaacat gacaacaggc cccattcgtt ctcagtgtac actcctagca gaacctgtgt 1800 tgtctatgct ccaatgaact aaacagcaaa gtgcagcata cgcatgcacg ctgttgttgc 1860 tagcactagc aagaaaaaat cgtatggtca atacaaccag gtgcaaggtt taataagggt 1920 ttgcttcaac gagtcctgga tagacaagac aacatgatga tgtgctctgt gctcccaaat 1980 tcccagggcg ttgtggagaa aaaatgctca tctgtgttat tttatggatc agggangaaa 2040 cctcccccaa anaccccttt tttttttgaa aggnggatag gcccccggtn tctgcatntg 2100 gatgcctcct taaatntttg tagccataaa ccattgctag tgtcctntaa attgacagtt 2160 tagaatagng gttntacttt tgtattttnt ttttgacagt tagactgtat tcctcaaata 2220 atcgacatgt tgtttactcg aagntgagaa ataaaatcag agattgnagn aaaaaaaaaa 2280 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa 2307 2 758 PRT Triticum aestivum PEPTIDE (675)..(746) Xaa = any amino acid 2 Ile Asp Gly Gln Leu Arg Ala Arg Tyr Pro Gly Ile Arg Phe Gly Val 1 5 10 15 Trp Glu Met Phe Leu Pro Asn Asn Ala Asp Gly Ser Pro Pro Ile Pro 20 25 30 His Gly Ser Arg Val Lys Val Arg Met Asp Thr Pro Ser Gly Ile Lys 35 40 45 Asp Ser Ile Pro Ala Trp Ile Lys Tyr Ser Val Gln Thr Pro Gly Asp 50 55 60 Ile Pro Tyr Asn Gly Ile Tyr Tyr Asp Pro Pro Glu Glu Glu Lys Tyr 65 70 75 80 Val Phe Lys His Pro Gln Pro Lys Arg Pro Lys Ser Leu Arg Ile Tyr 85 90 95 Glu Thr His Val Gly Met Ser Ser Pro Glu Pro Lys Ile Asn Thr Tyr 100 105 110 Ala Asn Phe Arg Asp Glu Val Leu Pro Arg Ile Lys Arg Leu Gly Tyr 115 120 125 Asn Ala Val Gln Ile Met Ala Ile Gln Glu His Ser Tyr Tyr Gly Ser 130 135 140 Phe Gly Tyr His Val Thr Asn Phe Phe Ala Pro Ser Ser Arg Phe Gly 145 150 155 160 Ser Pro Glu Asp Leu Lys Ser Leu Ile Asp Arg Ala His Glu Leu Gly 165 170 175 Leu Val Val Leu Met Asp Val Val His Ser His Ala Ser Asn Asn Thr 180 185 190 Leu Asp Gly Leu Asn Gly Phe Asp Gly Thr Asp Thr His Tyr Phe His 195 200 205 Gly Gly Ser Arg Gly His His Trp Met Trp Asp Ser Arg Val Phe Asn 210 215 220 Tyr Gly Asn Lys Glu Val Ile Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Ala Arg Trp 225 230 235 240 Trp Leu Glu Glu Tyr Lys Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp Gly Ala Thr 245 250 255 Ser Met Met Tyr Thr His His Gly Leu Gln Val Thr Phe Thr Gly Ser 260 265 270 Tyr His Glu Tyr Phe Gly Phe Ala Thr Asp Val Asp Ala Val Val Tyr 275 280 285 Leu Met Leu Met Asn Asp Leu Ile His Gly Phe Tyr Pro Glu Ala Val 290 295 300 Thr Ile Gly Glu Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Thr Phe Ala Leu Pro Val 305 310 315 320 Gln Val Gly Gly Val Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Leu His Met Ala Val Ala 325 330 335 Asp Lys Trp Ile Glu Leu Leu Lys Gly Asn Asp Glu Ala Trp Glu Met 340 345 350 Gly Asn Ile Val His Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Trp Pro Glu Lys Cys 355 360 365 Val Thr Tyr Ala Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ala Leu Val Gly Asp Lys Thr 370 375 380 Ile Ala Phe Trp Leu Met Asp Lys Asp Met Tyr Asp Phe Met Ala Leu 385 390 395 400 Asn Gly Pro Ser Thr Pro Ser Ile Asp Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu His Lys 405 410 415 Met Ile Arg Leu Ile Thr Met Gly Leu Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn 420 425 430 Phe Met Gly Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg 435 440 445 Gly Pro Gln Val Leu Pro Thr Gly Lys Phe Ile Pro Gly Asn Asn Asn 450 455 460 Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Arg Phe Asp Gln Gly Asp Ala Glu Phe 465 470 475 480 Leu Arg Tyr His Gly Met Gln Gln Phe Asp Gln Ala Met Gln His Leu 485 490 495 Glu Glu Lys Tyr Gly Phe Met Thr Ser Asp His Gln Tyr Val Ser Arg 500 505 510 Lys His Glu Glu Asp Lys Val Ile Val Phe Glu Lys Gly Asp Leu Val 515 520 525 Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Trp Ser Asn Ser Tyr Phe Asp Tyr Arg Val 530 535 540 Gly Cys Leu Lys Pro Gly Lys Tyr Lys Val Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Ala 545 550 555 560 Gly Leu Phe Gly Gly Phe Gly Arg Ile His His Thr Ala Glu His Phe 565 570 575 Thr Ser Asp Cys Gln His Asp Asn Arg Pro His Ser Phe Ser Val Tyr 580 585 590 Thr Pro Ser Arg Thr Cys Val Val Tyr Ala Pro Met Asn Thr Ala Lys 595 600 605 Cys Ser Ile Arg Met His Ala Val Val Ala Ser Thr Ser Lys Lys Lys 610 615 620 Ser Tyr Gly Gln Tyr Asn Gln Val Gln Gly Leu Ile Arg Val Cys Phe 625 630 635 640 Asn Glu Ser Trp Ile Asp Lys Thr Thr Cys Ala Leu Cys Ser Gln Ile 645 650 655 Pro Arg Ala Leu Trp Arg Lys Asn Ala His Leu Cys Tyr Phe Met Asp 660 665 670 Gln Gly Xaa Asn Leu Pro Gln Xaa Pro Leu Phe Phe Leu Lys Gly Gly 675 680 685 Ala Pro Gly Xaa Cys Xaa Trp Met Pro Pro Xaa Phe Val Ala Ile Asn 690 695 700 His Cys Cys Pro Xaa Asn Gln Phe Arg Ile Xaa Val Xaa Leu Leu Tyr 705 710 715 720 Phe Xaa Phe Asp Ser Thr Val Phe Leu Lys Ser Thr Cys Cys Leu Leu 725 730 735 Glu Xaa Glu Lys Asn Gln Arg Leu Xaa Xaa Lys Lys Lys Lys Lys Lys 740 745 750 Lys Lys Lys Lys Lys Asn 755 3 1036 DNA Triticum aestivum misc_feature (77)..(1036) N = any nucleotide 3 atgtatgatt tcatggctct gaacggacct tcgacgccta atattgatcg tggaatagca 60 ctgcataaaa tgattanact tatcacaatg ggtttaggcg gagagggtta tcttaacttt 120 atgggaaatg agttcgggca tcctgaatgg atagactttc caagaggccc acaagtactt 180 ccaagtggta agttcatccc aggaaacagc aacagttacg acaaatgccg tcgaagattt 240 gacctgggtg atgcagaatt tcttaggtat catggtatgc agcagtttga tcaggcaatg 300 cagcatcttg aggaaaaata tggttttatg acatcagacc accagtacgt atctcggaaa 360 cacgaggaag ataaggtgat cgtgtttgaa aaaggggact tggtatttgt gttcaacttc 420 cactggagta atagctattt cgactaccgg gtcggctgtt taaagcctgg gaagtacaag 480 gtggtcttag actcagacgc tggactcttt ggtggatttg gtaggatcca tcacactgca 540 gagcacttca cttctgactg ccaacatgac aacaggcccc attcgttctc agtgtacact 600 cctagcagaa cctgtgttgt ctatgctcca atgaactaac agcaaggtgc agcatacgcg 660 tgcgcgctgt tgttgctagt agcaagaaaa atcgtacggt caatacagcc aggtgcaagg 720 tttaataagg attttttgct tcaacgagtc ctggatagac aagacaacat gatgttgtgg 780 cgtgtgctcc caatccccag ggcgttgtga agaaaacatg ctcatctgtg ttatgatttt 840 atggatcagc gacgaaactt cccccaaata cccatgcctc cttaaatctt tgtggccgta 900 aaccattgct agtgtcctct aaattgacag tttagcatag aggttttact tttgtatctt 960 ctttttgaca gttagacttt attcctcaaa taatcgacca gtcgtttact cgaaaaaaaa 1020 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaan 1036 4 1087 DNA Triticum aestivum misc_feature (201)..(857) N = any nucleotide 4 atgtatgatt tcatggctct gaacggacct tcgacaccta atattgatcg tggaatagca 60 ctgcataaaa tgattagact tatcacaatg ggtttaggag gagagggtta tcttaacttt 120 atgggaaatg agttcgggca tcctgaatgg atagactttc caagaggccc acaagtactt 180 ccaactggta agttcatccc nngaaacaac aacagttacg acaaatgccg tcgaaaattt 240 gacctgggtg atgcagaatt tcttaggtat catggtatgc agcagtttga tcaggcgatg 300 cagcatcttg aggaaaaata tggctttatg acatcagacc accagtacgt atctcggaaa 360 catgaggaag ataaggtgat cgtgtttgaa aaaggggact tggtatttgt gttcaacttc 420 cactggagta atagctattt cggctaccgg gttggctgtt taaagcctgg gaagtacaag 480 gttgtcttag actcagacgc cggactcttt ggtggatttg gtaggatcca tcacactgca 540 gagcacttca cttctgactg ccaacatgac aacaggcccc attcgttctc agtgtacact 600 cctagcagaa cctgtgttgt ctatgctcca atgaactaaa cagcaaagtg cagcatacgc 660 atgcacgctg ttgttgctag cactagcaag aaaaaatcgt atggtcaata caaccaggtg 720 caaggtttaa taagggtttt tgcttcaacg agtcctggat agacaagaca acatgatgat 780 gtgctctgtg ctcccaaatt cccagggcgt tgngnggaaa acatgctcat ctgtgttatc 840 attttatgga tcagngngga aacctccccc aaatacccat gcctccttaa acttttgtgg 900 tcctaaacca tggctactat cctctaaatt ggcagtttag catagaggtt ttacttttgt 960 aaattttttt tgacagttaa tagactctat tcctcaaata attgacatgt cctttacaag 1020 aagatgagaa ataaaatcag ggattgaaga atcccaaaag ctaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 1080 aaaaaaa 1087 5 1120 DNA Triticum aestivum misc_feature (802)..(1083) N = any nucleotide 5 atgtatgatt tcatggcgct gaacggacct tcgacgccta atattgatcg tggaatagca 60 ctgcataaaa tgattagact tatcacaatg ggtctaggag gagagggtta tcttaacttt 120 atgggaaatg agttcgggca tcctgaatgg atagactttc caagaggccc acaagtactt 180 ccaagtggta agttcatccc aggaaacaac aacagttacg acaaatgccg tcgaagattt 240 gacctgggtg atgcagaatt tcttaggtat catggtatgc agcagtttga tcaggcaatg 300 cagcatcttg aggaaaaata tggttttatg acatcagacc accagtacgt ttctcggaaa 360 catgaggaag ataaggtgat cgtgtttgaa aaaggggact tggtatttgt gttcaacttc 420 cactggagta gtagctattt cgactaccgg gtcggctgtt taaagcctgg gaagtacaag 480 gtggtcttag actcggacgc tggactcttt ggtggatttg gtaggatcca tcacactgca 540 gagcacttca cttctgactg ccaacatgac aacaggcccc attcattctc agtgtacact 600 cctagcagaa cctgtgttgt ctatgctcca atgaactaac agcaaagtgc agcatacgcg 660 tgcgcgctgt tgttgctagt agcaagaaaa atcgtatggt caatacaacc aggtgcaagg 720 tttaataagg atttttgctt caacgagtcc tggatagaca agacaacatg atgttgtgct 780 gtgtgctccc aatccccagg gngttgtgaa gaaaacatgc tcatctgtgt tattttatgg 840 atcagggang aaacctcccc caaanacccc tttttttttt gaaaggngga taggcccccg 900 gtntctgcat ntggatgcct ccttaaatnt ttgtagccat aaaccattgc tagtgtcctn 960 taaattgaca gtttagaata gnggttntac ttttgtattt tntttttgac agttagactg 1020 tattcctcaa ataatcgaca tgttgtttac tcgaagntga gaaataaaat cagagattgn 1080 agnaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 1120 6 979 DNA Triticum aestivum misc_feature (763)..(763) N = any nucleotide 6 atatgtatga tttcatggct ctggataggc cttcaactcc tcgcattgat cgtggcatag 60 cattacataa aatgatcagg cttgtcacca tgggtttagg tggtgaaggc tatcttaact 120 tcatgggaaa tgagtttggg catcctgaat ggatagattt tccaagaggc ccacaaactc 180 ttccaaccgg caaagttctc cctggaaata acaatagtta tgataaatgc cgccatagat 240 ttgatcttgg agatgcagat tttcttagat atcgtggtat gcaagagttc gatcaggcaa 300 tgcagcatct tgaggaaaaa tatgggttta tgacatctga gcaccagtat gtttcacgga 360 aacatgagga agataaggtg atcttcttcg aaagaggaga tttggtattt gttttcaact 420 tccactggag caatagcttt tttgactacc gtgttgggtg ttccaagcct gggaagtaca 480 aggtggcctt ggactccgac gatgcactct ttggtggatt cagcaggctt gatcatgatg 540 tcgactactt cacaaccgaa catccgcatg acaacaggcc gcactctttc tcggtgtaca 600 ctccgagcag aactgcggtc gtgtatgccc ttacagagta agaaccagca gcggcttgtt 660 acaaggcaaa gagagaactc cagagagctc gtggatcgtg agcgaagcga cgggcaacgg 720 cgcgaggctg ctccaagcgc catgactggg aggggatcgt gcntcttccc cagatgccag 780 gaggagcaga tggataggta gcttgttggt gagcgctcga aagaaaatgg acgggcctgg 840 gtgtttgttg tgctgcactg aaccctcctc ctatcttgca cattcccggt tgtttttgta 900 catataacta ataattgccc gtgcgcttca acatgaacat ataaatattc taataggtta 960 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa 979 7 212 PRT Triticum aestivum 7 Met Tyr Asp Phe Met Ala Leu Asn Gly Pro Ser Thr Pro Asn Ile Asp 1 5 10 15 Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu His Lys Met Ile Arg Leu Ile Thr Met Gly Leu 20 25 30 Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro 35 40 45 Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Gly Pro Gln Val Leu Pro Ser Gly Lys 50 55 60 Phe Ile Pro Gly Asn Ser Asn Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Arg Phe 65 70 75 80 Asp Leu Gly Asp Ala Glu Phe Leu Arg Tyr His Gly Met Gln Gln Phe 85 90 95 Asp Gln Ala Met Gln His Leu Glu Glu Lys Tyr Gly Phe Met Thr Ser 100 105 110 Asp His Gln Tyr Val Ser Arg Lys His Glu Glu Asp Lys Val Ile Val 115 120 125 Phe Glu Lys Gly Asp Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Trp Ser Asn 130 135 140 Ser Tyr Phe Asp Tyr Arg Val Gly Cys Leu Lys Pro Gly Lys Tyr Lys 145 150 155 160 Val Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Ala Gly Leu Phe Gly Gly Phe Gly Arg Ile 165 170 175 His His Thr Ala Glu His Phe Thr Ser Asp Cys Gln His Asp Asn Arg 180 185 190 Pro His Ser Phe Ser Val Tyr Thr Pro Ser Arg Thr Cys Val Val Tyr 195 200 205 Ala Pro Met Asn 210 8 378 DNA Triticum aestivum 8 actaacagca aggtgcagca tacgcgtgcg cgctgttgtt gctagtagca agaaaaatcg 60 tacggtcaat acagccaggt gcaaggttta ataaggattt tttgcttcaa cgagtcctgg 120 atagacaaga caacatgatg ttgtggcgtg tgctcccaat ccccagggcg ttgtgaagaa 180 aacatgctca tctgtgttat gattttatgg atcagcgacg aaacttcccc caaataccca 240 tgcctcctta aatctttgtg gccgtaaacc attgctagtg tcctctaaat tgacagttta 300 gcatagaggt tttacttttg tatcttcttt ttgacagtta gactttattc ctcaaataat 360 cgaccagtcg tttactcg 378 9 449 DNA Triticum aestivum misc_feature (169)..(447) N = any nucleotide 9 aactaacagc aaagtgcagc atacgcgtgc gcgctgttgt tgctagtagc aagaaaaatc 60 gtatggtcaa tacaaccagg tgcaaggttt aataaggatt tttgcttcaa cgagtcctgg 120 atagacaaga caacatgatg ttgtgctgtg tgctcccaat ccccagggng ttgtgaagaa 180 aacatgctca tctgtgttat tttatggatc agggangaaa cctcccccaa anaccccttt 240 tttttttgaa aggnggatag gcccccggtn tctgcatntg gatgcctcct taaatntttg 300 tagccataaa ccattgctag tgtcctntaa attgacagtt tagaatagng gttntacttt 360 tgtattttnt ttttgacagt tagactgtat tcctcaaata atcgacatgt tgtttactcg 420 aagntgagaa ataaaatcag agattgnag 449 10 428 DNA Triticum aestivum misc_feature (178)..(223) N = any nucleotide 10 actaaacagc aaagtgcagc atacgcatgc acgctgttgt tgctagcact agcaagaaaa 60 aatcgtatgg tcaatacaac caggtgcaag gtttaataag ggtttttgct tcaacgagtc 120 ctggatagac aagacaacat gatgatgtgc tctgtgctcc caaattccca gggcgttgng 180 nggaaaacat gctcatctgt gttatcattt tatggatcag ngnggaaacc tcccccaaat 240 acccatgcct ccttaaactt ttgtggtcct aaaccatggc tactatcctc taaattggca 300 gtttagcata gaggttttac ttttgtaaat tttttttgac agttaataga ctctattcct 360 caaataattg acatgtcctt tacaagaaga tgagaaataa aatcagggat tgaagaatcc 420 caaaagct 428 11 592 PRT Triticum aestivum 11 Phe Gly Val Trp Glu Met Phe Leu Pro Asn Asn Ala Asp Gly Ser Pro 1 5 10 15 Pro Ile Pro His Gly Ser Arg Val Lys Val Arg Met Asp Thr Pro Ser 20 25 30 Gly Ile Lys Asp Ser Ile Pro Ala Trp Ile Lys Tyr Ser Val Gln Thr 35 40 45 Pro Gly Asp Ile Pro Tyr Asn Gly Ile Tyr Tyr Asp Pro Pro Glu Glu 50 55 60 Glu Lys Tyr Val Phe Lys His Pro Gln Pro Lys Arg Pro Lys Ser Leu 65 70 75 80 Arg Ile Tyr Glu Thr His Val Gly Met Ser Ser Pro Glu Pro Lys Ile 85 90 95 Asn Thr Tyr Ala Asn Phe Arg Asp Glu Val Leu Pro Arg Ile Lys Arg 100 105 110 Leu Gly Tyr Asn Ala Val Gln Ile Met Ala Ile Gln Glu His Ser Tyr 115 120 125 Tyr Gly Ser Phe Gly Tyr His Val Thr Asn Phe Phe Ala Pro Ser Ser 130 135 140 Arg Phe Gly Ser Pro Glu Asp Leu Lys Ser Leu Ile Asp Arg Ala His 145 150 155 160 Glu Leu Gly Leu Val Val Leu Met Asp Val Val His Ser His Ala Ser 165 170 175 Asn Asn Thr Leu Asp Gly Leu Asn Gly Phe Asp Gly Thr Asp Thr His 180 185 190 Tyr Phe His Gly Gly Ser Arg Gly His His Trp Met Trp Asp Ser Arg 195 200 205 Val Phe Asn Tyr Gly Asn Lys Glu Val Ile Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn 210 215 220 Ala Arg Trp Trp Leu Glu Glu Tyr Lys Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp 225 230 235 240 Gly Ala Thr Ser Met Met Tyr Thr His His Gly Leu Gln Val Thr Phe 245 250 255 Thr Gly Ser Tyr His Glu Tyr Phe Gly Phe Ala Thr Asp Val Asp Ala 260 265 270 Val Val Tyr Leu Met Leu Met Asn Asp Leu Ile His Gly Phe Tyr Pro 275 280 285 Glu Ala Val Thr Ile Gly Glu Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Thr Phe Ala 290 295 300 Leu Pro Val Gln Val Gly Gly Val Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Leu His Met 305 310 315 320 Ala Val Ala Asp Lys Trp Ile Glu Leu Leu Lys Gly Asn Asp Glu Ala 325 330 335 Trp Glu Met Gly Asn Ile Val His Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Trp Pro 340 345 350 Glu Lys Cys Val Thr Tyr Ala Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ala Leu Val Gly 355 360 365 Asp Lys Thr Ile Ala Phe Trp Leu Met Asp Lys Asp Met Tyr Asp Phe 370 375 380 Met Ala Leu Asn Gly Pro Ser Thr Pro Ser Ile Asp Arg Gly Ile Ala 385 390 395 400 Leu His Lys Met Ile Arg Leu Ile Thr Met Gly Leu Gly Gly Glu Gly 405 410 415 Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp 420 425 430 Phe Pro Arg Gly Pro Gln Val Leu Pro Thr Gly Lys Phe Ile Pro Gly 435 440 445 Asn Asn Asn Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Arg Phe Asp Gln Gly Asp 450 455 460 Ala Glu Phe Leu Arg Tyr His Gly Met Gln Gln Phe Asp Gln Ala Met 465 470 475 480 Gln His Leu Glu Glu Lys Tyr Gly Phe Met Thr Ser Asp His Gln Tyr 485 490 495 Val Ser Arg Lys His Glu Glu Asp Lys Val Ile Val Phe Glu Lys Gly 500 505 510 Asp Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Trp Ser Asn Ser Tyr Phe Asp 515 520 525 Tyr Arg Val Gly Cys Leu Lys Pro Gly Lys Tyr Lys Val Val Leu Asp 530 535 540 Ser Asp Ala Gly Leu Phe Gly Gly Phe Gly Arg Ile His His Thr Ala 545 550 555 560 Glu His Phe Thr Ser Asp Cys Gln His Asp Asn Arg Pro His Ser Phe 565 570 575 Ser Val Tyr Thr Pro Ser Arg Thr Cys Val Val Tyr Ala Pro Met Asn 580 585 590 12 771 PRT Triticum aestivum 12 Ser Arg Ala Ala Ser Pro Gly Lys Val Leu Val Pro Asp Gly Glu Ser 1 5 10 15 Asp Asp Leu Ala Ser Pro Ala Gln Pro Glu Glu Leu Gln Ile Pro Glu 20 25 30 Asp Ile Glu Glu Gln Thr Ala Glu Val Asn Met Thr Gly Gly Thr Ala 35 40 45 Glu Lys Leu Glu Ser Ser Glu Pro Thr Gln Gly Ile Val Glu Thr Ile 50 55 60 Thr Asp Gly Val Thr Lys Gly Val Lys Glu Leu Val Val Gly Glu Lys 65 70 75 80 Pro Arg Val Val Pro Lys Pro Gly Asp Gly Gln Lys Ile Tyr Glu Ile 85 90 95 Asp Pro Thr Leu Lys Asp Phe Arg Ser His Leu Asp Tyr Arg Tyr Ser 100 105 110 Glu Tyr Arg Arg Ile Arg Ala Ala Ile Asp Gln His Glu Gly Gly Leu 115 120 125 Glu Ala Phe Ser Arg Gly Tyr Glu Lys Leu Gly Phe Thr Arg Ser Ala 130 135 140 Glu Gly Ile Thr Tyr Arg Glu Trp Ala Pro Gly Ala His Ser Ala Ala 145 150 155 160 Leu Val Gly Asp Phe Asn Asn Trp Asn Pro Asn Ala Asp Thr Met Thr 165 170 175 Arg Asp Asp Tyr Gly Val Trp Glu Ile Phe Leu Pro Asn Asn Ala Asp 180 185 190 Gly Ser Pro Ala Ile Pro His Gly Ser Arg Val Lys Ile Arg Met Asp 195 200 205 Thr Pro Ser Gly Val Lys Asp Ser Ile Ser Ala Trp Ile Lys Phe Ser 210 215 220 Val Gln Ala Pro Gly Glu Ile Pro Phe Asn Gly Ile Tyr Tyr Asp Pro 225 230 235 240 Pro Glu Glu Glu Lys Tyr Val Phe Gln His Pro Gln Pro Lys Arg Pro 245 250 255 Glu Ser Leu Arg Ile Tyr Glu Ser His Ile Gly Met Ser Ser Pro Glu 260 265 270 Pro Lys Ile Asn Ser Tyr Ala Asn Phe Arg Asp Glu Val Leu Pro Arg 275 280 285 Ile Lys Arg Leu Gly Tyr Asn Ala Val Gln Ile Met Ala Ile Gln Glu 290 295 300 His Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Ser Phe Gly Tyr His Val Thr Asn Phe Phe Ala 305 310 315 320 Pro Ser Ser Arg Phe Gly Thr Pro Glu Asp Leu Lys Ser Leu Ile Asp 325 330 335 Arg Ala His Glu Leu Gly Leu Ile Val Leu Met Asp Ile Val His Ser 340 345 350 His Ser Ser Asn Asn Thr Leu Asp Gly Leu Asn Gly Phe Asp Gly Thr 355 360 365 Asp Thr His Tyr Phe His Gly Gly Pro Arg Gly His His Trp Met Trp 370 375 380 Asp Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn Tyr Gly Ser Trp Glu Val Leu Arg Phe Leu 385 390 395 400 Leu Ser Asn Ala Arg Trp Trp Leu Glu Glu Tyr Lys Phe Asp Gly Phe 405 410 415 Arg Phe Asp Gly Val Thr Ser Met Met Tyr Thr His His Gly Leu Gln 420 425 430 Met Thr Phe Thr Gly Asn Tyr Gly Glu Tyr Phe Gly Phe Ala Thr Asp 435 440 445 Val Asp Ala Val Val Tyr Leu Met Leu Val Asn Asp Leu Ile His Gly 450 455 460 Leu His Pro Asp Ala Val Ser Ile Gly Glu Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro 465 470 475 480 Thr Phe Cys Ile Pro Val Pro Asp Gly Gly Val Gly Leu Asp Tyr Arg 485 490 495 Leu His Met Ala Val Ala Asp Lys Trp Ile Glu Leu Leu Lys Gln Ser 500 505 510 Asp Glu Ser Trp Lys Met Gly Asp Ile Val His Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg 515 520 525 Arg Trp Leu Glu Lys Cys Val Thr Tyr Ala Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ala 530 535 540 Leu Val Gly Asp Lys Thr Ile Ala Phe Trp Leu Met Asp Lys Asp Met 545 550 555 560 Tyr Asp Phe Met Ala Leu Asp Arg Pro Ser Thr Pro Arg Ile Asp Arg 565 570 575 Gly Ile Ala Leu His Lys Met Ile Arg Leu Val Thr Met Gly Leu Gly 580 585 590 Gly Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu 595 600 605 Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Gly Pro Gln Thr Leu Pro Thr Gly Lys Val 610 615 620 Leu Pro Gly Asn Asn Asn Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Arg Phe Asp 625 630 635 640 Leu Gly Asp Ala Asp Phe Leu Arg Tyr His Gly Met Gln Glu Phe Asp 645 650 655 Gln Ala Met Gln His Leu Glu Glu Lys Tyr Gly Phe Met Thr Ser Glu 660 665 670 His Gln Tyr Val Ser Arg Lys His Glu Glu Asp Lys Val Ile Ile Phe 675 680 685 Glu Arg Gly Asp Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Trp Ser Asn Ser 690 695 700 Phe Phe Asp Tyr Arg Val Gly Cys Ser Arg Pro Gly Lys Tyr Lys Val 705 710 715 720 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Ala Leu Phe Gly Gly Phe Ser Arg Leu Asp 725 730 735 His Asp Val Asp Tyr Phe Thr Thr Glu His Pro His Asp Asn Arg Pro 740 745 750 Arg Ser Phe Ser Val Tyr Thr Pro Ser Arg Thr Ala Val Val Tyr Ala 755 760 765 Leu Thr Glu 770 13 797 PRT Zea mays 13 Ser Cys Ala Gly Ala Pro Gly Lys Val Leu Val Pro Gly Gly Gly Ser 1 5 10 15 Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Ser Ala Glu Pro Val Val Asp Thr Gln Pro Glu 20 25 30 Glu Leu Gln Ile Pro Glu Ala Glu Leu Thr Val Glu Lys Thr Ser Ser 35 40 45 Ser Pro Thr Gln Thr Thr Ser Ala Val Ala Glu Ala Ser Ser Gly Val 50 55 60 Glu Ala Glu Glu Arg Pro Glu Leu Ser Ser Glu Val Ile Gly Val Gly 65 70 75 80 Gly Thr Gly Gly Thr Lys Ile Asp Gly Ala Gly Ile Lys Ala Lys Ala 85 90 95 Pro Leu Val Glu Glu Lys Pro Arg Val Ile Pro Pro Pro Gly Asp Gly 100 105 110 Gln Arg Ile Tyr Glu Ile Asp Pro Met Leu Glu Gly Phe Arg Gly His 115 120 125 Leu Asp Tyr Arg Tyr Ser Glu Tyr Lys Arg Leu Arg Ala Ala Ile Asp 130 135 140 Gln His Glu Gly Gly Leu Asp Ala Phe Ser Arg Gly Tyr Glu Lys Leu 145 150 155 160 Gly Phe Thr Arg Ser Ala Glu Gly Ile Thr Tyr Arg Glu Trp Ala Pro 165 170 175 Gly Ala Tyr Ser Ala Ala Leu Val Gly Asp Phe Asn Asn Trp Asn Pro 180 185 190 Asn Ala Asp Ala Met Ala Arg Asn Glu Tyr Gly Val Trp Glu Ile Phe 195 200 205 Leu Pro Asn Asn Ala Asp Gly Ser Pro Ala Ile Pro His Gly Ser Arg 210 215 220 Val Lys Ile Arg Met Asp Thr Pro Ser Gly Val Lys Asp Ser Ile Pro 225 230 235 240 Ala Trp Ile Lys Phe Ser Val Gln Ala Pro Gly Glu Ile Pro Tyr Asn 245 250 255 Gly Ile Tyr Tyr Asp Pro Pro Glu Glu Glu Lys Tyr Val Phe Lys His 260 265 270 Pro Gln Pro Lys Arg Pro Lys Ser Leu Arg Ile Tyr Glu Ser His Val 275 280 285 Gly Met Ser Ser Pro Glu Pro Lys Ile Asn Thr Tyr Ala Asn Phe Arg 290 295 300 Asp Glu Val Leu Pro Arg Ile Lys Lys Leu Gly Tyr Asn Ala Val Gln 305 310 315 320 Ile Met Ala Ile Gln Glu His Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Ser Phe Gly Tyr His 325 330 335 Val Thr Asn Phe Phe Ala Pro Ser Ser Arg Phe Gly Thr Pro Glu Asp 340 345 350 Leu Lys Ser Leu Ile Asp Lys Ala His Glu Leu Gly Leu Leu Val Leu 355 360 365 Met Asp Ile Val His Ser His Ser Ser Asn Asn Thr Leu Asp Gly Leu 370 375 380 Asn Gly Phe Asp Gly Thr Asp Thr His Tyr Phe His Gly Gly Pro Arg 385 390 395 400 Gly His His Trp Met Trp Asp Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn Tyr Gly Ser Trp 405 410 415 Glu Val Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Ala Arg Trp Trp Leu Glu Glu 420 425 430 Tyr Lys Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp Gly Val Thr Ser Met Met Tyr 435 440 445 Thr His His Gly Leu Gln Val Thr Phe Thr Gly Asn Tyr Gly Glu Tyr 450 455 460 Phe Gly Phe Ala Thr Asp Val Asp Ala Val Val Tyr Leu Met Leu Val 465 470 475 480 Asn Asp Leu Ile Arg Gly Leu Tyr Pro Glu Ala Val Ser Ile Gly Glu 485 490 495 Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Thr Phe Cys Ile Pro Val Gln Asp Gly Gly 500 505 510 Val Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Leu His Met Ala Val Pro Asp Lys Trp Ile 515 520 525 Glu Leu Leu Lys Gln Ser Asp Glu Tyr Trp Glu Met Gly Asp Ile Val 530 535 540 His Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Trp Leu Glu Lys Cys Val Thr Tyr Cys 545 550 555 560 Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ala Leu Val Gly Asp Lys Thr Ile Ala Phe Trp 565 570 575 Leu Met Asp Lys Asp Met Tyr Asp Phe Met Ala Leu Asp Arg Pro Ser 580 585 590 Thr Pro Arg Ile Asp Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu His Lys Met Ile Arg Leu 595 600 605 Val Thr Met Gly Leu Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly Asn 610 615 620 Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Gly Pro Gln Ser 625 630 635 640 Leu Pro Asn Gly Ser Val Ile Pro Gly Asn Asn Asn Ser Phe Asp Lys 645 650 655 Cys Arg Arg Arg Phe Asp Leu Gly Asp Ala Asp Tyr Leu Arg Tyr Arg 660 665 670 Gly Met Gln Glu Phe Asp Gln Ala Met Gln His Leu Glu Gly Lys Tyr 675 680 685 Glu Phe Met Thr Ser Asp His Ser Tyr Val Ser Arg Lys His Glu Glu 690 695 700 Asp Lys Val Ile Ile Phe Glu Arg Gly Asp Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn 705 710 715 720 Phe His Trp Ser Asn Ser Tyr Phe Asp Tyr Arg Val Gly Cys Phe Lys 725 730 735 Pro Gly Lys Tyr Lys Ile Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Gly Leu Phe Gly 740 745 750 Gly Phe Ser Arg Leu Asp His Asp Ala Glu Tyr Phe Thr Ala Asp Trp 755 760 765 Pro His Asp Asn Arg Pro Cys Ser Phe Ser Val Tyr Ala Pro Ser Arg 770 775 780 Thr Ala Val Val Tyr Ala Pro Ala Gly Ala Glu Asp Glu 785 790 795 14 747 PRT Zea mays 14 Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Arg Lys Ala Val Met Val Pro Glu Gly Glu Asn 1 5 10 15 Asp Gly Leu Ala Ser Arg Ala Asp Ser Ala Gln Phe Gln Ser Asp Glu 20 25 30 Leu Glu Val Pro Asp Ile Ser Glu Glu Thr Thr Cys Gly Ala Gly Val 35 40 45 Ala Asp Ala Gln Ala Leu Asn Arg Val Arg Val Val Pro Pro Pro Ser 50 55 60 Asp Gly Gln Lys Ile Phe Gln Ile Asp Pro Met Leu Gln Gly Tyr Lys 65 70 75 80 Tyr His Leu Glu Tyr Arg Tyr Ser Leu Tyr Arg Arg Ile Arg Ser Asp 85 90 95 Ile Asp Glu His Glu Gly Gly Leu Glu Ala Phe Ser Arg Ser Tyr Glu 100 105 110 Lys Phe Gly Phe Asn Ala Ser Ala Glu Gly Ile Thr Tyr Arg Glu Trp 115 120 125 Ala Pro Gly Ala Phe Ser Ala Ala Leu Val Gly Asp Val Asn Asn Trp 130 135 140 Asp Pro Asn Ala Asp Arg Met Ser Lys Asn Glu Phe Gly Val Trp Glu 145 150 155 160 Ile Phe Leu Pro Asn Asn Ala Asp Gly Thr Ser Pro Ile Pro His Gly 165 170 175 Ser Arg Val Lys Val Arg Met Asp Thr Pro Ser Gly Ile Lys Asp Ser 180 185 190 Ile Pro Ala Trp Ile Lys Tyr Ser Val Gln Ala Pro Gly Glu Ile Pro 195 200 205 Tyr Asp Gly Ile Tyr Tyr Asp Pro Pro Glu Glu Val Lys Tyr Val Phe 210 215 220 Arg His Ala Gln Pro Lys Arg Pro Lys Ser Leu Arg Ile Tyr Glu Thr 225 230 235 240 His Val Gly Met Ser Ser Pro Glu Pro Lys Ile Asn Thr Tyr Val Asn 245 250 255 Phe Arg Asp Glu Val Leu Pro Arg Ile Lys Lys Leu Gly Tyr Asn Ala 260 265 270 Val Gln Ile Met Ala Ile Gln Glu His Ser Tyr Tyr Gly Ser Phe Gly 275 280 285 Tyr His Val Thr Asn Phe Phe Ala Pro Ser Ser Arg Phe Gly Thr Pro 290 295 300 Glu Asp Leu Lys Ser Leu Ile Asp Arg Ala His Glu Leu Gly Leu Leu 305 310 315 320 Val Leu Met Asp Val Val His Ser His Ala Ser Ser Asn Thr Leu Asp 325 330 335 Gly Leu Asn Gly Phe Asp Gly Thr Asp Thr His Tyr Phe His Ser Gly 340 345 350 Pro Arg Gly His His Trp Met Trp Asp Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn Tyr Gly 355 360 365 Asn Trp Glu Val Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Ala Arg Trp Trp Leu 370 375 380 Glu Glu Tyr Lys Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp Gly Val Thr Ser Met 385 390 395 400 Met Tyr Thr His His Gly Leu Gln Val Thr Phe Thr Gly Asn Phe Asn 405 410 415 Glu Tyr Phe Gly Phe Ala Thr Asp Val Asp Ala Val Val Tyr Leu Met 420 425 430 Leu Val Asn Asp Leu Ile His Gly Leu Tyr Pro Glu Ala Val Thr Ile 435 440 445 Gly Glu Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Thr Phe Ala Leu Pro Val His Asp 450 455 460 Gly Gly Val Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Met His Met Ala Val Ala Asp Lys 465 470 475 480 Trp Ile Asp Leu Leu Lys Gln Ser Asp Glu Thr Trp Lys Met Gly Asp 485 490 495 Ile Val His Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Trp Leu Glu Lys Cys Val Thr 500 505 510 Tyr Ala Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ala Leu Val Gly Asp Lys Thr Ile Ala 515 520 525 Phe Trp Leu Met Asp Lys Asp Met Tyr Asp Phe Met Ala Leu Asp Arg 530 535 540 Pro Ser Thr Pro Thr Ile Asp Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu His Lys Met Ile 545 550 555 560 Arg Leu Ile Thr Met Gly Leu Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met 565 570 575 Gly Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Gly Pro 580 585 590 Gln Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly Lys Phe Ile Pro Gly Asn Asn Asn Ser Tyr 595 600 605 Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Arg Phe Asp Leu Gly Asp Ala Asp Tyr Leu Arg 610 615 620 Tyr His Gly Met Gln Glu Phe Asp Gln Ala Met Gln His Leu Glu Gln 625 630 635 640 Lys Tyr Glu Phe Met Thr Ser Asp His Gln Tyr Ile Ser Arg Lys His 645 650 655 Glu Glu Asp Lys Val Ile Val Phe Glu Lys Gly Asp Leu Val Phe Val 660 665 670 Phe Asn Phe His Cys Asn Asn Ser Tyr Phe Asp Tyr Arg Ile Gly Cys 675 680 685 Arg Lys Pro Gly Val Tyr Lys Val Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Ala Gly Leu 690 695 700 Phe Gly Gly Phe Ser Arg Ile His His Ala Ala Glu His Phe Thr Ala 705 710 715 720 Asp Cys Ser His Asp Asn Arg Pro Tyr Ser Phe Ser Val Tyr Thr Pro 725 730 735 Ser Arg Thr Cys Val Val Tyr Ala Pro Val Glu 740 745 15 50 PRT Hordeum vulgare 15 Asn Asp Leu Gly Ile Trp Glu Ile Phe Leu Pro Asn Asn Ala Asp Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Pro Pro Ile Pro His Gly Ser Arg Val Lys Val Arg Met Asp Thr 20 25 30 Pro Ser Gly Thr Lys Asp Ser Ile Pro Ala Trp Ile Lys Phe Ser Val 35 40 45 Gln Ala 50 16 50 PRT Hordeum vulgare 16 Asp Asp Tyr Gly Val Trp Glu Ile Phe Leu Pro Asn Asn Ala Asp Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Pro Ala Ile Pro His Gly Ser Arg Val Lys Ile Arg Met Asp Thr 20 25 30 Pro Ser Gly Val Lys Asp Ser Ile Ser Ala Trp Ile Lys Phe Ser Val 35 40 45 Gln Ala 50 17 760 PRT Oryza sativa 17 Ala Ala Gly Ala Ser Gly Glu Val Met Ile Pro Glu Gly Glu Ser Asp 1 5 10 15 Gly Met Pro Val Ser Ala Gly Ser Asp Asp Leu Gln Leu Pro Ala Leu 20 25 30 Asp Asp Glu Leu Ser Thr Glu Val Gly Ala Glu Val Glu Ile Glu Ser 35 40 45 Ser Gly Ala Ser Asp Val Glu Gly Val Lys Arg Val Val Glu Glu Leu 50 55 60 Ala Ala Glu Gln Lys Pro Arg Val Val Pro Pro Thr Gly Asp Gly Gln 65 70 75 80 Lys Ile Phe Gln Met Asp Ser Met Leu Asn Gly Tyr Lys Tyr His Leu 85 90 95 Glu Tyr Arg Tyr Ser Leu Tyr Arg Arg Leu Arg Ser Asp Ile Asp Gln 100 105 110 Tyr Glu Gly Gly Leu Glu Thr Phe Ser Arg Gly Tyr Glu Lys Phe Gly 115 120 125 Phe Asn His Ser Ala Glu Gly Val Thr Tyr Arg Glu Trp Ala Pro Gly 130 135 140 Ala His Ser Ala Ala Leu Val Gly Asp Phe Asn Asn Trp Asn Pro Asn 145 150 155 160 Ala Asp Arg Met Ser Lys Asn Glu Phe Gly Val Trp Glu Ile Phe Leu 165 170 175 Pro Asn Asn Ala Asp Gly Ser Ser Pro Ile Pro His Gly Ser Arg Val 180 185 190 Lys Val Arg Met Glu Thr Pro Ser Gly Ile Lys Asp Ser Ile Pro Ala 195 200 205 Trp Ile Lys Tyr Ser Val Gln Ala Ala Gly Glu Ile Pro Tyr Asn Gly 210 215 220 Ile Tyr Tyr Asp Pro Pro Glu Glu Glu Lys Tyr Ile Phe Lys His Pro 225 230 235 240 Gln Pro Lys Arg Pro Lys Ser Leu Arg Ile Tyr Glu Thr His Val Gly 245 250 255 Met Ser Ser Thr Glu Pro Lys Ile Asn Thr Tyr Ala Asn Phe Arg Asp 260 265 270 Glu Val Leu Pro Arg Ile Lys Lys Leu Gly Tyr Asn Ala Val Gln Ile 275 280 285 Met Ala Ile Gln Glu His Ala Tyr Tyr Gly Ser Phe Gly Tyr His Val 290 295 300 Thr Asn Phe Phe Ala Pro Ser Ser Arg Phe Gly Thr Pro Glu Asp Leu 305 310 315 320 Lys Ser Leu Ile Asp Lys Ala His Glu Leu Gly Leu Val Val Leu Met 325 330 335 Asp Val Val His Ser His Ala Ser Asn Asn Thr Leu Asp Gly Leu Asn 340 345 350 Gly Phe Asp Gly Thr Asp Thr His Tyr Phe His Ser Gly Ser Arg Gly 355 360 365 His His Trp Met Trp Asp Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn Tyr Gly Asn Trp Glu 370 375 380 Val Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Ala Arg Trp Trp Leu Glu Glu Tyr 385 390 395 400 Lys Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp Gly Val Thr Ser Met Met Tyr Thr 405 410 415 His His Gly Leu Gln Val Ala Phe Thr Gly Asn Tyr Ser Glu Tyr Phe 420 425 430 Gly Phe Ala Thr Asp Ala Asp Ala Val Val Tyr Leu Met Leu Val Asn 435 440 445 Asp Leu Ile His Gly Leu Tyr Pro Glu Ala Ile Thr Ile Gly Glu Asp 450 455 460 Val Ser Gly Met Pro Thr Phe Ala Leu Pro Val Gln Asp Gly Gly Val 465 470 475 480 Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Leu His Met Ala Val Pro Asp Lys Trp Ile Glu 485 490 495 Leu Leu Lys Gln Ser Asp Glu Ser Trp Lys Met Gly Asp Ile Val His 500 505 510 Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Trp Ser Glu Lys Cys Val Thr Tyr Ala Glu 515 520 525 Ser His Asp Gln Ala Leu Val Gly Asp Lys Thr Ile Ala Phe Trp Leu 530 535 540 Met Asp Lys Asp Met Tyr Asp Phe Met Ala Leu Asp Arg Pro Ala Thr 545 550 555 560 Pro Ser Ile Asp Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu His Lys Met Ile Arg Leu Ile 565 570 575 Thr Met Gly Leu Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly Asn Glu 580 585 590 Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Ala Pro Gln Val Leu 595 600 605 Pro Asn Gly Lys Phe Ile Pro Gly Asn Asn Asn Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys 610 615 620 Arg Arg Arg Phe Asp Leu Gly Asp Ala Asp Tyr Leu Arg Tyr Arg Gly 625 630 635 640 Met Leu Glu Phe Asp Arg Ala Met Gln Ser Leu Glu Glu Lys Tyr Gly 645 650 655 Phe Met Thr Ser Asp His Gln Tyr Ile Ser Arg Lys His Glu Glu Asp 660 665 670 Lys Met Ile Ile Phe Glu Lys Gly Asp Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe 675 680 685 His Trp Ser Asn Ser Tyr Phe Asp Tyr Arg Val Gly Cys Leu Lys Pro 690 695 700 Gly Lys Tyr Lys Val Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Ala Gly Leu Phe Gly Gly 705 710 715 720 Phe Gly Arg Ile His His Thr Ala Glu His Phe Thr Ala Asp Cys Ser 725 730 735 His Asp Asn Arg Pro Tyr Ser Phe Ser Val Tyr Ser Pro Ser Arg Thr 740 745 750 Cys Val Val Tyr Ala Pro Ala Glu 755 760 18 844 PRT Oryza sativa 18 Val Glu Ala Glu Arg Gly Gly Cys Arg Gly Ile Arg Ser Gly Cys Gly 1 5 10 15 Ala Gly Glu Met Ala Ala Pro Ala Ser Ala Val Pro Gly Ser Ala Ala 20 25 30 Gly Leu Arg Ala Gly Ala Val Arg Phe Pro Val Pro Ala Gly Ala Arg 35 40 45 Ser Trp Arg Ala Ala Ala Glu Leu Pro Thr Ser Arg Ser Leu Leu Ser 50 55 60 Gly Arg Arg Phe Pro Gly Ala Val Arg Val Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Arg 65 70 75 80 Val Ala Val Arg Ala Ala Gly Ala Ser Gly Glu Val Met Ile Pro Glu 85 90 95 Gly Glu Ser Asp Gly Met Pro Val Ser Ala Gly Ser Asp Asp Leu Gln 100 105 110 Leu Pro Ala Leu Asp Asp Glu Leu Ser Thr Glu Val Gly Ala Glu Val 115 120 125 Glu Ile Glu Ser Ser Gly Ala Ser Asp Val Glu Gly Val Lys Arg Val 130 135 140 Val Glu Glu Leu Ala Ala Glu Gln Lys Pro Arg Val Val Pro Pro Thr 145 150 155 160 Gly Asp Gly Gln Lys Ile Phe Gln Met Asp Ser Met Leu Asn Gly Tyr 165 170 175 Lys Tyr His Leu Glu Tyr Arg Tyr Ser Leu Tyr Arg Arg Leu Arg Ser 180 185 190 Asp Ile Asp Gln Tyr Glu Gly Gly Leu Glu Thr Phe Ser Arg Gly Tyr 195 200 205 Glu Lys Phe Gly Phe Asn His Ser Ala Glu Gly Val Thr Tyr Arg Glu 210 215 220 Trp Ala Pro Gly Ala His Ser Ala Ala Leu Val Gly Asp Phe Asn Asn 225 230 235 240 Trp Asn Pro Asn Ala Asp Arg Met Ser Lys Asn Glu Phe Gly Val Trp 245 250 255 Glu Ile Phe Leu Pro Asn Asn Ala Asp Gly Ser Ser Pro Ile Pro His 260 265 270 Gly Ser Arg Val Lys Val Arg Met Glu Thr Pro Ser Gly Ile Lys Asp 275 280 285 Ser Ile Pro Ala Trp Ile Lys Tyr Ser Val Gln Ala Ala Gly Glu Ile 290 295 300 Pro Tyr Asn Gly Ile Tyr Tyr Asp Pro Pro Glu Glu Glu Lys Tyr Ile 305 310 315 320 Phe Lys His Pro Gln Pro Lys Arg Pro Lys Ser Leu Arg Ile Tyr Glu 325 330 335 Thr His Val Gly Met Ser Ser Thr Glu Pro Lys Ile Asn Thr Tyr Ala 340 345 350 Asn Phe Arg Asp Glu Val Leu Pro Arg Ile Lys Lys Leu Gly Tyr Asn 355 360 365 Ala Val Gln Ile Met Ala Ile Gln Glu His Ala Tyr Tyr Gly Ser Phe 370 375 380 Gly Tyr His Val Thr Asn Phe Phe Ala Pro Ser Ser Arg Phe Gly Thr 385 390 395 400 Pro Glu Asp Leu Lys Ser Leu Ile Asp Lys Ala His Glu Leu Gly Leu 405 410 415 Val Val Leu Met Asp Val Val His Ser His Ala Ser Asn Asn Thr Leu 420 425 430 Asp Gly Leu Asn Gly Phe Asp Gly Thr Asp Thr His Tyr Phe His Ser 435 440 445 Gly Ser Arg Gly His His Trp Met Trp Asp Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn Tyr 450 455 460 Gly Asn Trp Glu Val Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Ala Arg Trp Trp 465 470 475 480 Leu Glu Glu Tyr Lys Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp Gly Val Thr Ser 485 490 495 Met Met Tyr Thr His His Gly Leu Gln Val Ala Phe Thr Gly Asn Tyr 500 505 510 Ser Glu Tyr Phe Gly Phe Ala Thr Asp Ala Asp Ala Val Val Tyr Leu 515 520 525 Met Leu Val Asn Asp Leu Ile His Gly Leu Tyr Pro Glu Ala Ile Thr 530 535 540 Ile Gly Glu Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Thr Phe Ala Leu Pro Val Gln 545 550 555 560 Asp Gly Gly Val Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Leu His Met Ala Val Pro Asp 565 570 575 Lys Trp Ile Glu Leu Leu Lys Gln Ser Asp Glu Ser Trp Lys Met Gly 580 585 590 Asp Ile Val His Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Trp Ser Glu Lys Cys Val 595 600 605 Thr Tyr Ala Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ala Leu Val Gly Asp Lys Thr Ile 610 615 620 Ala Phe Trp Leu Met Asp Lys Asp Met Tyr Asp Phe Met Ala Leu Asp 625 630 635 640 Arg Pro Ala Thr Pro Ser Ile Asp Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu His Lys Met 645 650 655 Ile Arg Leu Ile Thr Met Gly Leu Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe 660 665 670 Met Gly Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Ala 675 680 685 Pro Gln Val Leu Pro Asn Gly Lys Phe Ile Pro Gly Asn Asn Asn Ser 690 695 700 Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Arg Phe Asp Leu Gly Asp Ala Asp Tyr Leu 705 710 715 720 Arg Tyr Arg Gly Met Leu Glu Phe Asp Arg Ala Met Gln Ser Leu Glu 725 730 735 Glu Lys Tyr Gly Phe Met Thr Ser Asp His Gln Tyr Ile Ser Arg Lys 740 745 750 His Glu Glu Asp Lys Met Ile Ile Phe Glu Lys Gly Asp Leu Val Phe 755 760 765 Val Phe Asn Phe His Trp Ser Asn Ser Tyr Phe Asp Tyr Arg Val Gly 770 775 780 Cys Leu Lys Pro Gly Lys Tyr Lys Val Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Ala Gly 785 790 795 800 Leu Phe Gly Gly Phe Gly Arg Ile His His Thr Ala Glu His Phe Thr 805 810 815 Ala Asp Cys Ser His Asp Asn Arg Pro Tyr Ser Phe Ser Val Tyr Ser 820 825 830 Pro Ser Arg Thr Cys Val Val Tyr Ala Pro Ala Glu 835 840 19 857 PRT Pisum sativum 19 Lys Val Leu Ile Pro Glu Asp Gln Asp Asn Ser Val Ser Leu Ala Asp 1 5 10 15 Gln Leu Glu Asn Pro Asp Ile Thr Ser Glu Asp Ala Gln Asn Leu Glu 20 25 30 Asp Leu Thr Met Lys Asp Gly Asn Lys Tyr Asn Ile Asp Glu Ser Thr 35 40 45 Ser Ser Tyr Arg Glu Val Gly Asp Glu Lys Gly Ser Val Thr Ser Ser 50 55 60 Ser Leu Val Asp Val Asn Thr Asp Thr Gln Ala Lys Lys Thr Ser Val 65 70 75 80 His Ser Asp Lys Lys Val Lys Val Asp Lys Pro Lys Ile Ile Pro Pro 85 90 95 Pro Gly Thr Gly Gln Lys Ile Tyr Glu Ile Asp Pro Leu Leu Gln Ala 100 105 110 His Arg Gln His Leu Asp Phe Arg Tyr Gly Gln Tyr Lys Arg Ile Arg 115 120 125 Glu Glu Ile Asp Lys Tyr Glu Gly Gly Leu Asp Ala Phe Ser Arg Gly 130 135 140 Tyr Glu Lys Phe Gly Phe Thr Arg Ser Ala Thr Gly Ile Thr Tyr Arg 145 150 155 160 Glu Trp Ala Pro Gly Ala Lys Ser Ala Ala Leu Val Gly Asp Phe Asn 165 170 175 Asn Trp Asn Pro Asn Ala Asp Val Met Thr Lys Asp Ala Phe Gly Val 180 185 190 Trp Glu Ile Phe Leu Pro Asn Asn Ala Asp Gly Ser Pro Pro Ile Pro 195 200 205 His Gly Ser Arg Val Lys Ile His Met Asp Thr Pro Ser Gly Ile Lys 210 215 220 Asp Ser Ile Pro Ala Trp Ile Lys Phe Ser Val Gln Ala Pro Gly Glu 225 230 235 240 Ile Pro Tyr Asn Gly Ile Tyr Tyr Asp Pro Pro Glu Glu Glu Lys Tyr 245 250 255 Val Phe Lys His Pro Gln Pro Lys Arg Pro Gln Ser Ile Arg Ile Tyr 260 265 270 Glu Ser His Ile Gly Met Ser Ser Pro Glu Pro Lys Ile Asn Thr Tyr 275 280 285 Ala Asn Phe Arg Asp Asp Val Leu Pro Arg Ile Lys Lys Leu Gly Tyr 290 295 300 Asn Ala Val Gln Ile Met Ala Ile Gln Glu His Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Ser 305 310 315 320 Phe Gly Tyr His Val Thr Asn Phe Phe Ala Pro Ser Ser Arg Phe Gly 325 330 335 Thr Pro Glu Asp Leu Lys Ser Leu Ile Asp Arg Ala His Glu Leu Gly 340 345 350 Leu Leu Val Leu Met Asp Ile Val His Ser His Ser Ser Asn Asn Thr 355 360 365 Leu Asp Gly Leu Asn Met Phe Asp Gly Thr Asp Gly His Tyr Phe His 370 375 380 Pro Gly Ser Arg Gly Tyr His Trp Met Trp Asp Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn 385 390 395 400 Tyr Gly Ser Trp Glu Val Leu Arg Tyr Leu Leu Ser Asn Ala Arg Trp 405 410 415 Trp Leu Asp Glu Tyr Lys Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp Gly Val Thr 420 425 430 Ser Met Met Tyr Thr His His Gly Leu Gln Val Ser Phe Thr Gly Asn 435 440 445 Tyr Ser Glu Tyr Phe Gly Leu Ala Thr Asp Val Glu Ala Val Val Tyr 450 455 460 Met Met Leu Val Asn Asp Leu Ile His Gly Leu Phe Pro Glu Ala Val 465 470 475 480 Ser Ile Gly Glu Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Thr Phe Cys Leu Pro Thr 485 490 495 Gln Asp Gly Gly Ile Gly Phe Asn Tyr Arg Leu His Met Ala Val Ala 500 505 510 Asp Lys Trp Ile Glu Leu Leu Lys Lys Gln Asp Glu Asp Trp Arg Met 515 520 525 Gly Asp Ile Val His Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Trp Leu Glu Lys Cys 530 535 540 Val Val Tyr Ala Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ala Leu Val Gly Asp Lys Thr 545 550 555 560 Leu Ala Phe Trp Leu Met Asp Lys Asp Met Tyr Asp Phe Met Ala Leu 565 570 575 Asp Arg Pro Ser Thr Pro Leu Ile Asp Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu His Lys 580 585 590 Met Ile Arg Leu Ile Thr Met Gly Leu Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn 595 600 605 Phe Met Gly Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg 610 615 620 Gly Glu Gln His Leu Pro Asn Gly Lys Ile Val Pro Gly Asn Asn Asn 625 630 635 640 Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Arg Phe Asp Leu Gly Asp Ala Asp Tyr 645 650 655 Leu Arg Tyr His Gly Met Gln Glu Phe Asp Arg Ala Met Gln His Leu 660 665 670 Glu Glu Arg Tyr Gly Phe Met Thr Ser Glu His Gln Tyr Ile Ser Arg 675 680 685 Lys Asn Glu Gly Asp Arg Val Ile Ile Phe Glu Arg Asp Asn Leu Val 690 695 700 Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Trp Thr Asn Ser Tyr Ser Asp Tyr Lys Val 705 710 715 720 Gly Cys Leu Lys Pro Gly Lys Tyr Lys Ile Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp 725 730 735 Thr Leu Phe Gly Gly Phe Asn Arg Leu Asn His Thr Ala Glu Tyr Phe 740 745 750 Thr Ser Glu Gly Trp Tyr Asp Asp Arg Pro Arg Ser Phe Leu Val Tyr 755 760 765 Ala Pro Ser Arg Thr Ala Val Val Tyr Ala Leu Ala Asp Gly Val Glu 770 775 780 Ser Glu Pro Ile Glu Leu Ser Asp Gly Val Glu Ser Glu Pro Ile Glu 785 790 795 800 Leu Ser Val Gly Val Glu Ser Glu Pro Ile Glu Leu Ser Val Glu Glu 805 810 815 Ala Glu Ser Glu Pro Ile Glu Arg Ser Val Glu Glu Val Glu Ser Glu 820 825 830 Thr Thr Gln Gln Ser Val Glu Val Glu Ser Glu Thr Thr Gln Gln Ser 835 840 845 Val Glu Val Glu Ser Glu Thr Thr Gln 850 855 20 779 PRT Solanum tuberosum 20 Thr Met Ala Pro Leu Glu Glu Asp Val Lys Thr Glu Asn Ile Gly Leu 1 5 10 15 Leu Asn Leu Asp Pro Thr Leu Glu Pro Tyr Leu Asp His Phe Arg His 20 25 30 Arg Met Lys Arg Tyr Val Asp Gln Lys Met Leu Ile Glu Lys Tyr Glu 35 40 45 Gly Pro Leu Glu Glu Phe Ala Gln Gly Tyr Leu Lys Phe Gly Phe Asn 50 55 60 Arg Glu Asp Gly Cys Ile Val Tyr Arg Glu Trp Ala Pro Ala Ala Gln 65 70 75 80 Glu Asp Glu Val Ile Gly Asp Phe Asn Gly Trp Asn Gly Ser Asn His 85 90 95 Met Met Glu Lys Asp Gln Phe Gly Val Trp Ser Ile Arg Ile Pro Asp 100 105 110 Val Asp Ser Lys Pro Val Ile Pro His Asn Ser Arg Val Lys Phe Arg 115 120 125 Phe Lys His Gly Asn Gly Val Trp Val Asp Arg Ile Pro Ala Trp Ile 130 135 140 Lys Tyr Ala Thr Ala Asp Ala Thr Lys Phe Ala Ala Pro Tyr Asp Gly 145 150 155 160 Val Tyr Trp Asp Pro Pro Pro Ser Glu Arg Tyr His Phe Lys Tyr Pro 165 170 175 Arg Pro Pro Lys Pro Arg Ala Pro Arg Ile Tyr Glu Ala His Val Gly 180 185 190 Met Ser Ser Ser Glu Pro Arg Val Asn Ser Tyr Arg Glu Phe Ala Asp 195 200 205 Asp Val Leu Pro Arg Ile Lys Ala Asn Asn Tyr Asn Thr Val Gln Leu 210 215 220 Met Ala Ile Met Glu His Ser Tyr Tyr Gly Ser Phe Gly Tyr His Val 225 230 235 240 Thr Asn Phe Phe Ala Val Ser Ser Arg Tyr Gly Asn Pro Glu Asp Leu 245 250 255 Lys Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Ala His Ser Leu Gly Leu Gln Val Leu Val 260 265 270 Asp Val Val His Ser His Ala Ser Asn Asn Val Thr Asp Gly Leu Asn 275 280 285 Gly Phe Asp Ile Gly Gln Gly Ser Gln Glu Ser Tyr Phe His Ala Gly 290 295 300 Glu Arg Gly Tyr His Lys Leu Trp Asp Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn Tyr Ala 305 310 315 320 Asn Trp Glu Val Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Leu Arg Trp Trp Leu 325 330 335 Glu Glu Tyr Asn Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp Gly Ile Thr Ser Met 340 345 350 Leu Tyr Val His His Gly Ile Asn Met Gly Phe Thr Gly Asn Tyr Asn 355 360 365 Glu Tyr Phe Ser Glu Ala Thr Asp Val Asp Ala Val Val Tyr Leu Met 370 375 380 Leu Ala Asn Asn Leu Ile His Lys Ile Phe Pro Asp Ala Thr Val Ile 385 390 395 400 Ala Glu Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Gly Leu Gly Arg Pro Val Ser Glu 405 410 415 Gly Gly Ile Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Pro Asp Lys 420 425 430 Trp Ile Asp Tyr Leu Lys Asn Lys Asn Asp Glu Asp Trp Ser Met Lys 435 440 445 Glu Val Thr Ser Ser Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Tyr Thr Glu Lys Cys Ile 450 455 460 Ala Tyr Ala Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ser Ile Val Gly Asp Lys Thr Ile 465 470 475 480 Ala Phe Leu Leu Met Asp Lys Glu Met Tyr Ser Gly Met Ser Cys Leu 485 490 495 Thr Asp Ala Ser Pro Val Val Asp Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu His Lys Met 500 505 510 Ile His Phe Phe Thr Met Ala Leu Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe 515 520 525 Met Gly Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Glu 530 535 540 Gly Asn Asn Trp Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Gln Trp Asn Leu Ala 545 550 555 560 Asp Ser Glu His Leu Arg Tyr Lys Phe Met Asn Ala Phe Asp Arg Ala 565 570 575 Met Asn Ser Leu Asp Glu Lys Phe Ser Phe Leu Ala Ser Gly Lys Gln 580 585 590 Ile Val Ser Ser Met Asp Asp Asp Asn Lys Val Val Val Phe Glu Arg 595 600 605 Gly Asp Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Pro Lys Asn Thr Tyr Glu 610 615 620 Gly Tyr Lys Val Gly Cys Asp Leu Pro Gly Lys Tyr Arg Val Ala Leu 625 630 635 640 Asp Ser Asp Ala Trp Glu Phe Gly Gly His Gly Arg Thr Gly His Asp 645 650 655 Val Asp His Phe Thr Ser Pro Glu Gly Ile Pro Gly Val Pro Glu Thr 660 665 670 Asn Phe Asn Gly Arg Gln Ile Pro Ser Lys Cys Cys Leu Leu Arg Glu 675 680 685 His Val Trp Leu Ile Thr Glu Leu Met Asn Ala Cys Gln Lys Leu Lys 690 695 700 Ile Thr Arg Gln Thr Phe Val Val Ser Tyr Tyr Gln Gln Pro Ile Ser 705 710 715 720 Arg Arg Val Thr Arg Asn Leu Lys Ile Arg Tyr Leu Gln Ile Ser Val 725 730 735 Thr Leu Thr Asn Ala Cys Gln Lys Leu Lys Phe Thr Arg Gln Thr Phe 740 745 750 Leu Val Ser Tyr Tyr Gln Gln Pro Ile Leu Arg Arg Val Thr Arg Lys 755 760 765 Leu Lys Asp Ser Leu Ser Thr Asn Ile Ser Thr 770 775 21 762 PRT Triticum aestivum 21 Thr Met Ala Thr Ala Glu Asp Gly Val Gly Asp Leu Pro Ile Tyr Asp 1 5 10 15 Leu Asp Pro Lys Phe Ala Gly Phe Lys Glu His Phe Ser Tyr Arg Met 20 25 30 Lys Lys Tyr Leu Asp Gln Lys His Ser Ile Glu Lys His Glu Gly Gly 35 40 45 Leu Glu Glu Phe Ser Lys Gly Tyr Leu Lys Phe Gly Ile Asn Thr Glu 50 55 60 Asn Asp Ala Thr Val Tyr Arg Glu Trp Ala Pro Ala Ala Met Asp Ala 65 70 75 80 Gln Leu Ile Gly Asp Phe Asn Asn Trp Asn Gly Ser Gly His Arg Met 85 90 95 Thr Lys Asp Asn Tyr Gly Val Trp Ser Ile Arg Ile Ser His Val Asn 100 105 110 Gly Lys Pro Ala Ile Pro His Asn Ser Lys Val Lys Phe Arg Phe His 115 120 125 Arg Gly Asp Gly Leu Trp Val Asp Arg Val Pro Ala Trp Ile Arg Tyr 130 135 140 Ala Thr Phe Asp Ala Ser Lys Phe Gly Ala Pro Tyr Asp Gly Val His 145 150 155 160 Trp Asp Pro Pro Ser Gly Glu Arg Tyr Val Phe Lys His Pro Arg Pro 165 170 175 Arg Lys Pro Asp Ala Pro Arg Ile Tyr Glu Ala His Val Gly Met Ser 180 185 190 Gly Glu Lys Pro Glu Val Ser Thr Tyr Arg Glu Phe Ala Asp Asn Val 195 200 205 Leu Pro Arg Ile Lys Ala Asn Asn Tyr Asn Thr Val Gln Leu Met Ala 210 215 220 Ile Met Glu His Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Ser Phe Gly Tyr His Val Thr Asn 225 230 235 240 Phe Phe Ala Val Ser Ser Arg Ser Gly Thr Pro Glu Asp Leu Lys Tyr 245 250 255 Leu Val Asp Lys Ala His Ser Leu Gly Leu Arg Val Leu Met Asp Val 260 265 270 Val His Ser His Ala Ser Ser Asn Lys Thr Asp Gly Leu Asn Gly Tyr 275 280 285 Asp Val Gly Gln Asn Thr Gln Glu Ser Tyr Phe His Thr Gly Glu Arg 290 295 300 Gly Tyr His Lys Leu Trp Asp Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn Tyr Ala Asn Trp 305 310 315 320 Glu Val Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Leu Arg Tyr Trp Met Asp Glu 325 330 335 Phe Met Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp Gly Val Thr Ser Met Leu Tyr 340 345 350 Asn His His Gly Ile Asn Met Ser Phe Ala Gly Ser Tyr Lys Glu Tyr 355 360 365 Phe Gly Leu Asp Thr Asp Val Asp Ala Val Val Tyr Leu Met Leu Ala 370 375 380 Asn His Leu Met His Lys Leu Leu Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Val Ala Glu 385 390 395 400 Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Val Leu Cys Arg Ser Val Asp Glu Gly Gly 405 410 415 Val Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Pro Asp Arg Trp Ile 420 425 430 Asp Tyr Leu Lys Asn Lys Asp Asp Leu Glu Trp Ser Met Ser Gly Ile 435 440 445 Ala His Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Tyr Thr Glu Lys Cys Ile Ala Tyr 450 455 460 Ala Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ser Ile Val Gly Asp Lys Thr Met Ala Phe 465 470 475 480 Leu Leu Met Asp Lys Glu Met Tyr Thr Gly Met Ser Asp Leu Gln Pro 485 490 495 Ala Ser Pro Thr Ile Asp Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu Gln Lys Met Ile His 500 505 510 Phe Ile Thr Met Ala Leu Gly Gly Asp Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly 515 520 525 Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Glu Gly Asn 530 535 540 Asn Trp Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Gln Trp Ser Leu Ala Asp Ile 545 550 555 560 Asp His Leu Arg Tyr Lys Tyr Met Asn Ala Phe Asp Gln Ala Met Asn 565 570 575 Ala Leu Asp Asp Lys Phe Ser Phe Leu Ser Ser Ser Lys Gln Ile Val 580 585 590 Ser Asp Met Asn Glu Glu Lys Lys Ile Ile Val Phe Glu Arg Gly Asp 595 600 605 Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Pro Ser Lys Thr Tyr Asp Gly Tyr 610 615 620 Lys Val Gly Cys Asp Leu Pro Gly Lys Tyr Lys Val Ala Leu Asp Ser 625 630 635 640 Asp Ala Leu Met Phe Gly Gly His Gly Arg Val Ala His Asp Asn Asp 645 650 655 His Phe Thr Ser Pro Glu Gly Val Pro Gly Val Pro Glu Thr Asn Phe 660 665 670 Asn Asn Arg Pro Asn Ser Phe Lys Ile Leu Ser Pro Ser Arg Thr Cys 675 680 685 Val Ala Tyr Tyr Arg Val Glu Glu Lys Ala Glu Lys Pro Lys Asp Glu 690 695 700 Gly Ala Ala Ser Trp Gly Lys Thr Ala Leu Gly Tyr Ile Asp Val Glu 705 710 715 720 Ala Thr Gly Val Lys Asp Ala Ala Asp Gly Glu Ala Thr Ser Gly Ser 725 730 735 Glu Lys Ala Ser Thr Gly Gly Asp Ser Ser Lys Lys Gly Ile Asn Phe 740 745 750 Val Phe Leu Ser Pro Asp Lys Asp Asn Lys 755 760 22 703 PRT Triticum aestivum 22 Ser Pro Pro Thr Leu Thr Ser Pro Pro Pro Ser Ala Val Pro Ser Thr 1 5 10 15 Thr Met Leu Cys Leu Ser Ser Ser Leu Leu Pro Arg Pro Ser Ala Ala 20 25 30 Ala Asp Arg Pro Leu Pro Gly Ile Ile Ala Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Lys 35 40 45 Arg Leu Ser Val Val Pro Ser Val Pro Phe Leu Leu Arg Trp Leu Trp 50 55 60 Pro Arg Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Ser Phe Val Ser Val Thr Ala Arg Gly 65 70 75 80 Asn Lys Ile Ala Ala Thr Thr Gly Tyr Gly Ser Asp His Leu Pro Ile 85 90 95 Tyr Asp Leu Asp Leu Lys Leu Ala Glu Phe Lys Asp His Phe Asp Tyr 100 105 110 Thr Arg Asn Arg Tyr Ile Glu Gln Lys His Leu Ile Glu Lys His Glu 115 120 125 Gly Ser Leu Glu Glu Phe Ser Lys Gly Tyr Leu Lys Phe Gly Ile Asn 130 135 140 Thr Glu His Gly Ala Ser Val Tyr Arg Glu Trp Ala Pro Ala Ala Glu 145 150 155 160 Glu Ala Gln Leu Val Gly Asp Phe Asn Asn Trp Asn Gly Ser Gly His 165 170 175 Lys Met Ala Lys Asp Asn Phe Gly Val Trp Ser Ile Arg Ile Ser His 180 185 190 Val Asn Gly Lys Pro Ala Ile Pro His Asn Ser Lys Val Lys Phe Arg 195 200 205 Phe Arg His His Gly Val Trp Val Glu Gln Ile Pro Ala Trp Ile Arg 210 215 220 Tyr Ala Thr Val Thr Ala Ser Glu Ser Gly Ala Pro Tyr Asp Gly Leu 225 230 235 240 His Trp Asp Pro Pro Ser Ser Glu Arg Tyr Val Phe Asn His Pro Arg 245 250 255 Pro Pro Lys Pro Asp Val Pro Arg Ile Tyr Glu Ala His Val Gly Val 260 265 270 Ser Gly Gly Lys Leu Glu Ala Gly Thr Tyr Arg Glu Phe Pro Asp Asn 275 280 285 Val Leu Pro Cys Leu Arg Ala Thr Asn Tyr Asn Thr Val Gln Leu Met 290 295 300 Gly Ile Met Glu His Ser Asp Ser Ala Ser Phe Gly Tyr His Val Thr 305 310 315 320 Asn Phe Phe Ala Val Ser Ser Arg Ser Gly Thr Pro Glu Asp Leu Lys 325 330 335 Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Ala His Ser Leu Gly Leu Arg Val Leu Met Asp 340 345 350 Val Val His Ser His Ala Ser Asn Asn Val Ile Asp Gly Leu Asn Gly 355 360 365 Tyr Asp Val Gly Gln Ser Ala His Glu Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Thr Gly Asp 370 375 380 Lys Gly Tyr Asn Lys Met Trp Asn Gly Arg Met Phe Asn Tyr Ala Asn 385 390 395 400 Trp Glu Val Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Leu Arg Tyr Trp Met Asp 405 410 415 Glu Phe Met Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Val Gly Val Thr Ser Met Leu 420 425 430 Tyr Asn His Asn Gly Ile Asn Met Ser Phe Asn Gly Asn Tyr Lys Asp 435 440 445 Tyr Ile Gly Leu Asp Thr Asn Val Asp Ala Phe Val Tyr Met Met Leu 450 455 460 Ala Asn His Leu Met His Lys Leu Phe Pro Glu Ala Ile Val Val Ala 465 470 475 480 Val Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Val Leu Cys Trp Pro Val Asp Glu Gly 485 490 495 Gly Leu Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Gln Ala Met Thr Ile Pro Asp Arg Trp 500 505 510 Ile Asp Tyr Leu Glu Asn Lys Gly Asp Gln Gln Trp Ser Met Ser Ser 515 520 525 Val Ile Ser Gln Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Tyr Pro Glu Lys Phe Ile 530 535 540 Ala Tyr Ala Glu Arg Gln Asn His Ser Ile Ile Gly Ser Lys Thr Met 545 550 555 560 Ala Phe Leu Leu Met Glu Trp Glu Thr Tyr Ser Gly Met Ser Ala Met 565 570 575 Asp Pro Asp Ser Pro Thr Ile Asp Arg Ala Ile Ala Leu Gln Lys Met 580 585 590 Ile His Phe Ile Thr Met Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Lys Phe 595 600 605 Met Gly Asn Glu Tyr Met Asn Ala Phe Val Gln Ala Val Asp Thr Pro 610 615 620 Ser Asp Lys Cys Ser Phe Leu Ser Ser Ser Asn Gln Thr Ala Ser His 625 630 635 640 Met Asn Glu Glu Glu Lys Gly Ser Ala Leu Thr Lys Gly Tyr Thr His 645 650 655 Leu Arg Ser Gly Cys Phe Asp Pro Ser Leu Pro Ser Thr Ser Ser Cys 660 665 670 Ala Phe Leu Gly Pro Ser Asn Gln Ser Pro Phe Ser Lys Pro Phe Ile 675 680 685 Gly Phe Pro Gly Cys Ile Phe Cys Cys Gly Leu Phe Lys Gly Glu 690 695 700 23 752 PRT Zea mays 23 Thr Met Ala Thr Ala Lys Gly Asp Val Asp His Leu Pro Ile Tyr Asp 1 5 10 15 Leu Asp Pro Lys Leu Glu Ile Phe Lys Asp His Phe Arg Tyr Arg Met 20 25 30 Lys Arg Phe Leu Glu Gln Lys Gly Ser Ile Glu Glu Asn Glu Gly Ser 35 40 45 Leu Glu Ser Phe Ser Lys Gly Tyr Leu Lys Phe Gly Ile Asn Thr Asn 50 55 60 Glu Asp Gly Thr Val Tyr Arg Glu Trp Ala Pro Ala Ala Gln Glu Ala 65 70 75 80 Glu Leu Ile Gly Asp Phe Asn Asp Trp Asn Gly Ala Asn His Lys Met 85 90 95 Glu Lys Asp Lys Phe Gly Val Trp Ser Ile Lys Ile Asp His Val Lys 100 105 110 Gly Lys Pro Ala Ile Pro His Asn Ser Lys Val Lys Phe Arg Phe Leu 115 120 125 His Gly Gly Val Trp Val Asp Arg Ile Pro Ala Leu Ile Arg Tyr Ala 130 135 140 Thr Val Asp Ala Ser Lys Phe Gly Ala Pro Tyr Asp Gly Val His Trp 145 150 155 160 Asp Pro Pro Ala Ser Glu Arg Tyr Thr Phe Lys His Pro Arg Pro Ser 165 170 175 Lys Pro Ala Ala Pro Arg Ile Tyr Glu Ala His Val Gly Met Ser Gly 180 185 190 Glu Lys Pro Ala Val Ser Thr Tyr Arg Glu Phe Ala Asp Asn Val Leu 195 200 205 Pro Arg Ile Arg Ala Asn Asn Tyr Asn Thr Val Gln Leu Met Ala Val 210 215 220 Met Glu His Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Ser Phe Gly Tyr His Val Thr Asn Phe 225 230 235 240 Phe Ala Val Ser Ser Arg Ser Gly Thr Pro Glu Asp Leu Lys Tyr Leu 245 250 255 Val Asp Lys Ala His Ser Leu Gly Leu Arg Val Leu Met Asp Val Val 260 265 270 His Ser His Ala Ser Asn Asn Val Thr Asp Gly Leu Asn Gly Tyr Asp 275 280 285 Val Gly Gln Ser Thr Gln Glu Ser Tyr Phe His Ala Gly Asp Arg Gly 290 295 300 Tyr His Lys Leu Trp Asp Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn Tyr Ala Asn Trp Glu 305 310 315 320 Val Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Leu Arg Tyr Trp Leu Asp Glu Phe 325 330 335 Met Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp Gly Val Thr Ser Met Leu Tyr His 340 345 350 His His Gly Ile Asn Val Gly Phe Thr Gly Asn Tyr Gln Glu Tyr Phe 355 360 365 Ser Leu Asp Thr Ala Val Asp Ala Val Val Tyr Met Met Leu Ala Asn 370 375 380 His Leu Met His Lys Leu Leu Pro Glu Ala Thr Val Val Ala Glu Asp 385 390 395 400 Val Ser Gly Met Pro Val Leu Cys Arg Pro Val Asp Glu Gly Gly Val 405 410 415 Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Pro Asp Arg Trp Ile Asp 420 425 430 Tyr Leu Lys Asn Lys Asp Asp Ser Glu Trp Ser Met Gly Glu Ile Ala 435 440 445 His Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Tyr Thr Glu Lys Cys Ile Ala Tyr Ala 450 455 460 Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ser Ile Val Gly Asp Lys Thr Ile Ala Phe Leu 465 470 475 480 Leu Met Asp Lys Glu Met Tyr Thr Gly Met Ser Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala 485 490 495 Ser Pro Thr Ile Asp Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu Gln Lys Met Ile His Phe 500 505 510 Ile Thr Met Ala Leu Gly Gly Asp Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly Asn 515 520 525 Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Glu Gly Asn Asn 530 535 540 Trp Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Gln Trp Ser Leu Val Asp Thr Asp 545 550 555 560 His Leu Arg Tyr Lys Tyr Met Asn Ala Phe Asp Gln Ala Met Asn Ala 565 570 575 Leu Asp Glu Arg Phe Ser Phe Leu Ser Ser Ser Lys Gln Ile Val Ser 580 585 590 Asp Met Asn Asp Glu Glu Lys Val Ile Val Phe Glu Arg Gly Asp Leu 595 600 605 Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Pro Lys Lys Thr Tyr Glu Gly Tyr Lys 610 615 620 Val Gly Cys Asp Leu Pro Gly Lys Tyr Arg Val Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp 625 630 635 640 Ala Leu Val Phe Gly Gly His Gly Arg Val Gly His Asp Val Asp His 645 650 655 Phe Thr Ser Pro Glu Gly Val Pro Gly Val Pro Glu Thr Asn Phe Asn 660 665 670 Asn Arg Pro Asn Ser Phe Lys Val Leu Ser Pro Pro Arg Thr Cys Val 675 680 685 Ala Tyr Tyr Arg Val Asp Glu Ala Gly Ala Gly Arg Arg Leu His Ala 690 695 700 Lys Ala Glu Thr Gly Lys Thr Ser Pro Ala Glu Ser Ile Asp Val Lys 705 710 715 720 Ala Ser Arg Ala Ser Ser Lys Glu Asp Lys Glu Ala Thr Ala Gly Gly 725 730 735 Lys Lys Gly Trp Lys Phe Ala Arg Gln Pro Ser Asp Gln Asp Thr Lys 740 745 750 24 756 PRT Oryza sativa 24 Thr Met Val Thr Val Val Glu Glu Val Asp His Leu Pro Ile Tyr Asp 1 5 10 15 Leu Asp Pro Lys Leu Glu Glu Phe Lys Asp His Phe Asn Tyr Arg Ile 20 25 30 Lys Arg Tyr Leu Asp Gln Lys Cys Leu Ile Glu Lys His Glu Gly Gly 35 40 45 Leu Glu Glu Phe Ser Lys Gly Tyr Leu Lys Phe Gly Ile Asn Thr Val 50 55 60 Asp Gly Ala Thr Ile Tyr Arg Glu Trp Ala Pro Ala Ala Gln Glu Ala 65 70 75 80 Gln Leu Ile Gly Glu Phe Asn Asn Trp Asn Gly Ala Lys His Lys Met 85 90 95 Glu Lys Asp Lys Phe Gly Ile Trp Ser Ile Lys Ile Ser His Val Asn 100 105 110 Gly Lys Pro Ala Ile Pro His Asn Ser Lys Val Lys Phe Arg Phe Arg 115 120 125 His Gly Gly Gly Ala Trp Val Asp Arg Ile Pro Ala Trp Ile Arg Tyr 130 135 140 Ala Thr Phe Asp Ala Ser Lys Phe Gly Ala Pro Tyr Asp Gly Val His 145 150 155 160 Trp Asp Pro Pro Ala Cys Glu Arg Tyr Val Phe Lys His Pro Arg Pro 165 170 175 Pro Lys Pro Asp Ala Pro Arg Ile Tyr Glu Ala His Val Gly Met Ser 180 185 190 Gly Glu Glu Pro Glu Val Ser Thr Tyr Arg Glu Phe Ala Asp Asn Val 195 200 205 Leu Pro Arg Ile Arg Ala Asn Asn Tyr Asn Thr Val Gln Leu Met Ala 210 215 220 Ile Met Glu His Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Ser Phe Gly Tyr His Val Thr Asn 225 230 235 240 Phe Phe Ala Val Ser Ser Arg Ser Gly Thr Pro Glu Asp Leu Lys Tyr 245 250 255 Leu Val Asp Lys Ala His Ser Leu Gly Leu Arg Val Leu Met Asp Val 260 265 270 Val His Ser His Ala Ser Asn Asn Val Thr Asp Gly Leu Asn Gly Tyr 275 280 285 Asp Val Gly Gln Asn Thr His Glu Ser Tyr Phe His Thr Gly Asp Arg 290 295 300 Gly Tyr His Lys Leu Trp Asp Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn Tyr Ala Asn Trp 305 310 315 320 Glu Val Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Leu Arg Tyr Trp Met Asp Glu 325 330 335 Phe Met Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp Gly Val Thr Ser Met Leu Tyr 340 345 350 His His His Gly Ile Asn Lys Gly Phe Thr Gly Asn Tyr Lys Glu Tyr 355 360 365 Phe Ser Leu Asp Thr Asp Val Asp Ala Ile Val Tyr Met Met Leu Ala 370 375 380 Asn His Leu Met His Lys Leu Leu Pro Glu Ala Thr Ile Val Ala Glu 385 390 395 400 Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Val Leu Cys Arg Pro Val Asp Glu Gly Gly 405 410 415 Val Gly Phe Asp Phe Arg Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Pro Asp Arg Trp Ile 420 425 430 Asp Tyr Leu Lys Asn Lys Glu Asp Arg Lys Trp Ser Met Ser Glu Ile 435 440 445 Val Gln Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Tyr Thr Glu Lys Cys Ile Ala Tyr 450 455 460 Ala Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ser Ile Val Gly Asp Lys Thr Ile Ala Phe 465 470 475 480 Leu Leu Met Asp Lys Glu Met Tyr Thr Gly Met Ser Asp Leu Gln Pro 485 490 495 Ala Ser Pro Thr Ile Asn Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu Gln Lys Met Ile His 500 505 510 Phe Ile Thr Met Ala Leu Gly Gly Asp Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly 515 520 525 Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Glu Gly Asn 530 535 540 Asn Trp Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Gln Trp Ser Leu Val Asp Thr 545 550 555 560 Asp His Leu Arg Tyr Lys Tyr Met Asn Ala Phe Asp Gln Ala Met Asn 565 570 575 Ala Leu Glu Glu Glu Phe Ser Phe Leu Ser Ser Ser Lys Gln Ile Val 580 585 590 Ser Asp Met Asn Glu Lys Asp Lys Val Ile Val Phe Glu Arg Gly Asp 595 600 605 Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Pro Asn Lys Thr Tyr Lys Gly Tyr 610 615 620 Lys Val Gly Cys Asp Leu Pro Gly Lys Tyr Arg Val Ala Leu Asp Ser 625 630 635 640 Asp Ala Leu Val Phe Gly Gly His Gly Arg Val Gly His Asp Val Asp 645 650 655 His Phe Thr Ser Pro Glu Gly Met Pro Gly Val Pro Glu Thr Asn Phe 660 665 670 Asn Asn Arg Pro Asn Ser Phe Lys Val Leu Ser Pro Pro Arg Thr Cys 675 680 685 Val Ala Tyr Tyr Arg Val Asp Glu Asp Arg Glu Glu Leu Arg Arg Gly 690 695 700 Gly Ala Val Ala Ser Gly Lys Ile Val Thr Glu Tyr Ile Asp Val Glu 705 710 715 720 Ala Thr Ser Gly Glu Thr Ile Ser Gly Gly Trp Lys Gly Ser Glu Lys 725 730 735 Asp Asp Cys Gly Lys Lys Gly Met Lys Phe Val Phe Arg Ser Ser Asp 740 745 750 Glu Asp Cys Lys 755 25 762 PRT Pisum sativum 25 Thr Met Pro Ser Val Glu Glu Asp Phe Glu Asn Ile Gly Ile Leu Asn 1 5 10 15 Val Asp Ser Ser Leu Glu Pro Phe Lys Asp His Phe Lys Tyr Arg Leu 20 25 30 Lys Arg Tyr Leu His Gln Lys Lys Leu Ile Glu Glu Tyr Glu Gly Gly 35 40 45 Leu Gln Glu Phe Ala Lys Gly Tyr Leu Lys Phe Gly Phe Asn Arg Glu 50 55 60 Glu Asp Gly Ile Ser Tyr Arg Glu Trp Ala Pro Ala Ala Gln Glu Ala 65 70 75 80 Gln Ile Ile Gly Asp Phe Asn Gly Trp Asn Gly Ser Asn Leu His Met 85 90 95 Glu Lys Asp Gln Phe Gly Val Trp Ser Ile Gln Ile Pro Asp Ala Asp 100 105 110 Gly Asn Pro Ala Ile Pro His Asn Ser Arg Val Lys Phe Arg Phe Lys 115 120 125 His Ser Asp Gly Val Trp Val Asp Arg Ile Pro Ala Trp Ile Lys Tyr 130 135 140 Ala Thr Val Asp Pro Thr Arg Phe Ala Ala Pro Tyr Asp Gly Val Tyr 145 150 155 160 Trp Asp Pro Pro Leu Ser Glu Arg Tyr Gln Phe Lys His Pro Arg Pro 165 170 175 Pro Lys Pro Lys Ala Pro Arg Ile Tyr Glu Ala His Val Gly Met Ser 180 185 190 Ser Ser Glu Pro Arg Ile Asn Ser Tyr Arg Glu Phe Ala Asp Asp Val 195 200 205 Leu Pro Arg Ile Arg Glu Asn Asn Tyr Asn Thr Val Gln Leu Met Ala 210 215 220 Val Met Glu His Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Ser Phe Trp Tyr His Val Thr Lys 225 230 235 240 Pro Phe Phe Ala Val Ser Ser Arg Ser Gly Ser Pro Glu Asp Leu Lys 245 250 255 Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Ala His Ser Leu Gly Leu Asn Val Leu Met Asp 260 265 270 Val Ile His Ser His Ala Ser Asn Asn Val Thr Asp Gly Leu Asn Gly 275 280 285 Phe Asp Val Gly Gln Ser Ser Gln Gln Ser Tyr Phe His Ala Gly Asp 290 295 300 Arg Gly Tyr His Lys Leu Trp Asp Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn Tyr Ala Asn 305 310 315 320 Trp Lys Ser Ser Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Leu Arg Trp Trp Leu Glu Glu 325 330 335 Tyr Lys Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp Gly Val Thr Ser Met Leu Tyr 340 345 350 His His His Gly Ile Asn Met Ala Phe Thr Gly Asp Tyr Asn Glu Tyr 355 360 365 Phe Ser Glu Glu Thr Asp Val Asp Ala Val Val Tyr Leu Met Leu Ala 370 375 380 Asn Ser Leu Val His Asp Ile Leu Pro Asp Ala Thr Asp Ile Ala Glu 385 390 395 400 Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Gly Leu Gly Arg Pro Val Ser Glu Val Gly 405 410 415 Ile Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Pro Asp Lys Trp Ile 420 425 430 Asp Tyr Leu Lys Asn Lys Lys Asp Ser Glu Trp Ser Met Lys Glu Ile 435 440 445 Ser Leu Asn Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Tyr Thr Glu Lys Cys Val Ser Tyr 450 455 460 Ala Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ser Ile Val Gly Asp Lys Thr Ile Ala Phe 465 470 475 480 Leu Leu Met Asp Glu Glu Met Tyr Ser Ser Met Ser Cys Leu Thr Met 485 490 495 Leu Ser Pro Thr Ile Glu Arg Gly Ile Ser Leu His Lys Met Ile His 500 505 510 Phe Ile Thr Leu Ala Leu Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly 515 520 525 Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Glu Gly Asn 530 535 540 Gly Trp Ser Tyr Glu Lys Cys Arg Leu Thr Gln Trp Asn Leu Val Asp 545 550 555 560 Thr Asn His Leu Arg Tyr Lys Phe Met Asn Ala Phe Asp Arg Ala Met 565 570 575 Asn Leu Leu Asp Asp Lys Phe Ser Ile Leu Ala Ser Thr Lys Gln Ile 580 585 590 Val Ser Ser Thr Asn Asn Glu Asp Lys Val Ile Val Phe Glu Arg Gly 595 600 605 Asp Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Pro Glu Asn Thr Tyr Glu Gly 610 615 620 Tyr Lys Val Gly Cys Asp Leu Pro Gly Lys Tyr Arg Val Ala Leu Asp 625 630 635 640 Ser Asp Ala Thr Glu Phe Gly Gly His Gly Arg Val Gly His Asp Ala 645 650 655 Asp Gln Phe Thr Ser Pro Glu Gly Ile Pro Gly Ile Pro Glu Thr Asn 660 665 670 Phe Asn Asn Arg Pro Asn Ser Phe Lys Val Leu Ser Pro Pro His Thr 675 680 685 Cys Val Val Tyr Tyr Arg Val Asp Glu Arg Gln Glu Glu Ser Asn Asn 690 695 700 Pro Asn Leu Gly Ser Val Glu Glu Thr Phe Ala Ala Ala Asp Thr Asp 705 710 715 720 Val Ala Arg Ile Pro Asp Val Ser Met Glu Ser Glu Asp Ser Asn Leu 725 730 735 Asp Arg Ile Glu Asp Asn Ser Glu Asp Ala Val Asp Ala Gly Ile Leu 740 745 750 Lys Val Glu Arg Glu Val Val Gly Asp Asn 755 760 26 984 DNA Triticum aestivum 26 atatgtatga tttcatggct ctggatagac cttcaactcc tcgcattgat cgtggcatag 60 cattacataa aatgatcagg cttgtcacca tgggtttagg tggcgaaggc tatcttaact 120 tcatgggaaa tgagtttggg catcctgaat ggatagattt tccaagaggt ccgcaaactc 180 ttccaaccgg caaagttctc cctggaaata acaatagtta tgataaatgc cgccgtagat 240 ttgatcttgg agatgcagat tttcttagat atcgtggtat gcaagagtcc gaccaggcaa 300 tgcagcatct tgaggaaaaa tatgggttta tgacatctga gcaccagtat gtttcacgga 360 aacatgagga agataaggtg atcatcttcg aaagaggaga tttggtattc gttttcaact 420 tccaccggag caatagcttt tttgactacc gtgttgggtg ttccaggcct gggaagtaca 480 aggtggcctt agactccgac gatgcactct ttggtggatt cagcaggctt gatcatgatg 540 tcgactactt cacaaccgaa catccgcatg acaacaggcc gcgctctttc tcggtgtaca 600 ctccgagcag aactgcggtc gtgtatgccc ttacagagta agaaccagca gctgcttgtt 660 acaaggcaaa gagagaactc cagagagctc gtggatcgtg agcgaagcga cgggcaacgg 720 cgcgaggctg ctctaagcgc catgactggg aggggatcgt gcctcttccc cagatgccag 780 gaggagcaga tggataggta gcttgttggt gagcgctcga aagaaaatgg acgggcctgg 840 gtgtttgtcg tgctgcacta ccctcctcct atcttgcaca ttcccggttg tctttgtaca 900 tataactaat aattgcccgt gcgctcaacg tgaacatata aatattctaa taataggtta 960 tcccgtgaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaa 984 27 977 DNA Triticum aestivum 27 atatgtatga tttcatggct ctggatagac cttcaactcc tcgcattgat cgtggcatag 60 cattacataa aatgatcagg cttgtcacca tgggtttagg tggcgaaggc tatcttaact 120 tcatgggaaa tgagtttggg catcctgaat ggatagattt tccaagaggt ccgcaaactc 180 ttccaaccgg caaagttctc cctggaaata acaatagtta tgataaatgc cgccgtagat 240 ttgatcttgg agatgcagat tttcttagat atcgtggtat gcaagagttc gaccaggcaa 300 tgcagcatct tgaggaaaaa tatgggttta tgacatctga gcaccagtat gtttcacgga 360 aacatgagga agataaggtg atcatcttcg aaagaggaga tttggtattt gttttcaact 420 tccactggag caatagcttt tttgactacc gtgttgggtg ttccaagcct gggaagtaca 480 aggtggcctt agactccgac gatgcactct ttggtggatt cagcaggctt gatcatgatg 540 tcgactactt cacaaccgaa catccgcatg acaataggcc gcgctctttc ttggtgtaca 600 ctcctagcag aactgcggtc gtgtatgccc ttacagagta agaaccagca gcggcttgtt 660 acaaggcaaa gagagaactc cagggagctc gtggattgtg agcgaagcga cgggcaactg 720 cgtgaggctg ctctaagcgc catgactggg aggggatcgt gcctcttccc ctgatgccag 780 gaggatcaga tggataggta gcttgttggt gagcgctcga aagaaaatgg acgggcctgg 840 gtgtttgtcg tgctgcactt aaccctcctc ctatgttgca cattcccggg tgtttttgta 900 catataacta ataattgccc gtgcgcttca acatgaacat ataaatattc tatataaaaa 960 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa 977 28 212 PRT Triticum aestivum 28 Met Tyr Asp Phe Met Ala Leu Asp Arg Pro Ser Thr Pro Arg Ile Asp 1 5 10 15 Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu His Lys Met Ile Arg Leu Val Thr Met Gly Leu 20 25 30 Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro 35 40 45 Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Gly Pro Gln Thr Leu Pro Thr Gly Lys 50 55 60 Val Leu Pro Gly Asn Asn Asn Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Arg Phe 65 70 75 80 Asp Leu Gly Asp Ala Asp Phe Leu Arg Tyr Arg Gly Met Gln Glu Phe 85 90 95 Asp Gln Ala Met Gln His Leu Glu Glu Lys Tyr Gly Phe Met Thr Ser 100 105 110 Glu His Gln Tyr Val Ser Arg Lys His Glu Glu Asp Lys Val Ile Ile 115 120 125 Phe Glu Arg Gly Asp Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Trp Ser Asn 130 135 140 Ser Phe Phe Asp Tyr Arg Val Gly Cys Ser Lys Pro Gly Lys Tyr Lys 145 150 155 160 Val Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Ala Leu Phe Gly Gly Phe Ser Arg Leu 165 170 175 Asp His Asp Val Asp Tyr Phe Thr Thr Glu His Pro His Asp Asn Arg 180 185 190 Pro Arg Ser Phe Leu Val Tyr Thr Pro Ser Arg Thr Ala Val Val Tyr 195 200 205 Ala Leu Thr Glu 210 29 212 PRT Zea mays 29 Met Tyr Asp Phe Met Ala Leu Asp Arg Pro Ser Thr Pro Thr Ile Asp 1 5 10 15 Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu His Lys Met Ile Arg Leu Ile Thr Met Gly Leu 20 25 30 Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro 35 40 45 Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Gly Pro Gln Arg Leu Pro Ser Gly Lys 50 55 60 Phe Ile Pro Gly Asn Asn Asn Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Arg Phe 65 70 75 80 Asp Leu Gly Asp Ala Asp Tyr Leu Arg Tyr His Gly Met Gln Glu Phe 85 90 95 Asp Gln Ala Met Gln His Leu Glu Gln Lys Tyr Glu Phe Met Thr Ser 100 105 110 Asp His Gln Tyr Ile Ser Arg Lys His Glu Glu Asp Lys Val Ile Val 115 120 125 Phe Glu Lys Gly Asp Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Cys Asn Asn 130 135 140 Ser Tyr Phe Asp Tyr Arg Ile Gly Cys Arg Lys Pro Gly Val Tyr Lys 145 150 155 160 Val Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Ala Gly Leu Phe Gly Gly Phe Ser Arg Ile 165 170 175 His His Ala Ala Glu His Phe Thr Ala Asp Cys Ser His Asp Asn Arg 180 185 190 Pro Tyr Ser Phe Ser Val Tyr Thr Pro Ser Arg Thr Cys Val Val Tyr 195 200 205 Ala Pro Val Glu 210 30 216 PRT Zea mays 30 Met Tyr Asp Phe Met Ala Leu Asp Arg Pro Ser Thr Pro Arg Ile Asp 1 5 10 15 Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu His Lys Met Ile Arg Leu Val Thr Met Gly Leu 20 25 30 Gly Gly Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro 35 40 45 Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Gly Pro Gln Ser Leu Pro Asn Gly Ser 50 55 60 Val Ile Pro Gly Asn Asn Asn Ser Phe Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Arg Phe 65 70 75 80 Asp Leu Gly Asp Ala Asp Tyr Leu Arg Tyr Arg Gly Met Gln Glu Phe 85 90 95 Asp Gln Ala Met Gln His Leu Glu Gly Lys Tyr Glu Phe Met Thr Ser 100 105 110 Asp His Ser Tyr Phe Ser Arg Lys His Glu Glu Asp Lys Val Ile Ile 115 120 125 Phe Glu Arg Gly Asp Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Trp Ser Asn 130 135 140 Ser Tyr Phe Asp Tyr Arg Val Gly Cys Phe Lys Pro Gly Lys Tyr Lys 145 150 155 160 Ile Val Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Gly Leu Phe Gly Gly Phe Ser Arg Leu 165 170 175 Asp His Asp Ala Glu Tyr Phe Thr Ala Asp Trp Pro His Asp Asn Arg 180 185 190 Pro Cys Ser Phe Ser Val Tyr Ala Pro Ser Arg Thr Ala Val Val Tyr 195 200 205 Ala Pro Ala Gly Ala Glu Asp Glu 210 215 31 217 DNA Zea mays 31 tagcggggta ctcgttgctg cgcggcatgt gtggggctgt cgatgtgagg aaaaaccttc 60 ttccaaaacc ggcagatgca tgcatgcatg ctacaataag gttctgatac tttaatcgat 120 gctggaaagc ccatgcatct cgctgcgttg tcctctctat atatataaga ccttcaaggt 180 gtcaattaaa catagagttt tcgtttttcg ctttcct 217 32 686 PRT Triticum aestivum 32 Met Leu Cys Leu Ser Ser Ser Leu Leu Pro Arg Pro Ser Ala Ala Ala 1 5 10 15 Asp Arg Pro Leu Pro Gly Ile Ile Ala Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Lys Arg 20 25 30 Leu Ser Val Val Pro Ser Val Pro Phe Leu Leu Arg Trp Leu Trp Pro 35 40 45 Arg Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Ser Phe Val Ser Val Thr Ala Arg Gly Asn 50 55 60 Lys Ile Ala Ala Thr Thr Gly Tyr Gly Ser Asp His Leu Pro Ile Tyr 65 70 75 80 Asp Leu Asp Leu Lys Leu Ala Glu Phe Lys Asp His Phe Asp Tyr Thr 85 90 95 Arg Asn Arg Tyr Ile Glu Gln Lys His Leu Ile Glu Lys His Glu Gly 100 105 110 Ser Leu Glu Glu Phe Ser Lys Gly Tyr Leu Lys Phe Gly Ile Asn Thr 115 120 125 Glu His Gly Ala Ser Val Tyr Arg Glu Trp Ala Pro Ala Ala Glu Glu 130 135 140 Ala Gln Leu Val Gly Asp Phe Asn Asn Trp Asn Gly Ser Gly His Lys 145 150 155 160 Met Ala Lys Asp Asn Phe Gly Val Trp Ser Ile Arg Ile Ser His Val 165 170 175 Asn Gly Lys Pro Ala Ile Pro His Asn Ser Lys Val Lys Phe Arg Phe 180 185 190 Arg His His Gly Val Trp Val Glu Gln Ile Pro Ala Trp Ile Arg Tyr 195 200 205 Ala Thr Val Thr Ala Ser Glu Ser Gly Ala Pro Tyr Asp Gly Leu His 210 215 220 Trp Asp Pro Pro Ser Ser Glu Arg Tyr Val Phe Asn His Pro Arg Pro 225 230 235 240 Pro Lys Pro Asp Val Pro Arg Ile Tyr Glu Ala His Val Gly Val Ser 245 250 255 Gly Gly Lys Leu Glu Ala Gly Thr Tyr Arg Glu Phe Pro Asp Asn Val 260 265 270 Leu Pro Cys Leu Arg Ala Thr Asn Tyr Asn Thr Val Gln Leu Met Gly 275 280 285 Ile Met Glu His Ser Asp Ser Ala Ser Phe Gly Tyr His Val Thr Asn 290 295 300 Phe Phe Ala Val Ser Ser Arg Ser Gly Thr Pro Glu Asp Leu Lys Tyr 305 310 315 320 Leu Ile Asp Lys Ala His Ser Leu Gly Leu Arg Val Leu Met Asp Val 325 330 335 Val His Ser His Ala Ser Asn Asn Val Ile Asp Gly Leu Asn Gly Tyr 340 345 350 Asp Val Gly Gln Ser Ala His Glu Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Thr Gly Asp Lys 355 360 365 Gly Tyr Asn Lys Met Trp Asn Gly Arg Met Phe Asn Tyr Ala Asn Trp 370 375 380 Glu Val Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Leu Arg Tyr Trp Met Asp Glu 385 390 395 400 Phe Met Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Val Gly Val Thr Ser Met Leu Tyr 405 410 415 Asn His Asn Gly Ile Asn Met Ser Phe Asn Gly Asn Tyr Lys Asp Tyr 420 425 430 Ile Gly Leu Asp Thr Asn Val Asp Ala Phe Val Tyr Met Met Leu Ala 435 440 445 Asn His Leu Met His Lys Leu Phe Pro Glu Ala Ile Val Val Ala Val 450 455 460 Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Val Leu Cys Trp Pro Val Asp Glu Gly Gly 465 470 475 480 Leu Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Gln Ala Met Thr Ile Pro Asp Arg Trp Ile 485 490 495 Asp Tyr Leu Glu Asn Lys Gly Asp Gln Gln Trp Ser Met Ser Ser Val 500 505 510 Ile Ser Gln Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Tyr Pro Glu Lys Phe Ile Ala 515 520 525 Tyr Ala Glu Arg Gln Asn His Ser Ile Ile Gly Ser Lys Thr Met Ala 530 535 540 Phe Leu Leu Met Glu Trp Glu Thr Tyr Ser Gly Met Ser Ala Met Asp 545 550 555 560 Pro Asp Ser Pro Thr Ile Asp Arg Ala Ile Ala Leu Gln Lys Met Ile 565 570 575 His Phe Ile Thr Met Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Ser Tyr Leu Lys Phe Met 580 585 590 Gly Asn Glu Tyr Met Asn Ala Phe Val Gln Ala Val Asp Thr Pro Ser 595 600 605 Asp Lys Cys Ser Phe Leu Ser Ser Ser Asn Gln Thr Ala Ser His Met 610 615 620 Asn Glu Glu Glu Lys Gly Ser Ala Leu Thr Lys Gly Tyr Thr His Leu 625 630 635 640 Arg Ser Gly Cys Phe Asp Pro Ser Leu Pro Ser Thr Ser Ser Cys Ala 645 650 655 Phe Leu Gly Pro Ser Asn Gln Ser Pro Phe Ser Lys Pro Phe Ile Gly 660 665 670 Phe Pro Gly Cys Ile Phe Cys Cys Gly Leu Phe Lys Gly Glu 675 680 685 33 830 PRT Triticum aestivum 33 Met Leu Cys Leu Thr Ala Pro Ser Cys Ser Pro Ser Leu Pro Pro Arg 1 5 10 15 Pro Ser Arg Pro Ala Ala Asp Arg Pro Gly Pro Gly Ile Ser Gly Gly 20 25 30 Gly Asn Val Arg Leu Ser Ala Val Pro Ala Pro Ser Ser Leu Arg Trp 35 40 45 Ser Trp Pro Arg Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Phe Ser Val Pro Val Ser Ala 50 55 60 Pro Arg Asp Tyr Thr Met Ala Thr Ala Glu Asp Gly Val Gly Asp Leu 65 70 75 80 Pro Ile Tyr Asp Leu Asp Pro Lys Phe Ala Gly Phe Lys Glu His Phe 85 90 95 Ser Tyr Arg Met Lys Lys Tyr Leu Asp Gln Lys His Ser Ile Glu Lys 100 105 110 His Glu Gly Gly Leu Glu Glu Phe Ser Lys Gly Tyr Leu Lys Phe Gly 115 120 125 Ile Asn Thr Glu Asn Asp Ala Thr Val Tyr Arg Glu Trp Ala Pro Ala 130 135 140 Ala Met Asp Ala Gln Leu Ile Gly Asp Phe Asn Asn Trp Asn Gly Ser 145 150 155 160 Gly His Arg Met Thr Lys Asp Asn Tyr Gly Val Trp Ser Ile Arg Ile 165 170 175 Ser His Val Asn Gly Lys Pro Ala Ile Pro His Asn Ser Lys Val Lys 180 185 190 Phe Arg Phe His Arg Gly Asp Gly Leu Trp Val Asp Arg Val Pro Ala 195 200 205 Trp Ile Arg Tyr Ala Thr Phe Asp Ala Ser Lys Phe Gly Ala Pro Tyr 210 215 220 Asp Gly Val His Trp Asp Pro Pro Ser Gly Glu Arg Tyr Val Phe Lys 225 230 235 240 His Pro Arg Pro Arg Lys Pro Asp Ala Pro Arg Ile Tyr Glu Ala His 245 250 255 Val Gly Met Ser Gly Glu Lys Pro Glu Val Ser Thr Tyr Arg Glu Phe 260 265 270 Ala Asp Asn Val Leu Pro Arg Ile Lys Ala Asn Asn Tyr Asn Thr Val 275 280 285 Gln Leu Met Ala Ile Met Glu His Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Ser Phe Gly Tyr 290 295 300 His Val Thr Asn Phe Phe Ala Val Ser Ser Arg Ser Gly Thr Pro Glu 305 310 315 320 Asp Leu Lys Tyr Leu Val Asp Lys Ala His Ser Leu Gly Leu Arg Val 325 330 335 Leu Met Asp Val Val His Ser His Ala Ser Ser Asn Lys Thr Asp Gly 340 345 350 Leu Asn Gly Tyr Asp Val Gly Gln Asn Thr Gln Glu Ser Tyr Phe His 355 360 365 Thr Gly Glu Arg Gly Tyr His Lys Leu Trp Asp Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn 370 375 380 Tyr Ala Asn Trp Glu Val Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Leu Arg Tyr 385 390 395 400 Trp Met Asp Glu Phe Met Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp Gly Val Thr 405 410 415 Ser Met Leu Tyr Asn His His Gly Ile Asn Met Ser Phe Ala Gly Ser 420 425 430 Tyr Lys Glu Tyr Phe Gly Leu Asp Thr Asp Val Asp Ala Val Val Tyr 435 440 445 Leu Met Leu Ala Asn His Leu Met His Lys Leu Leu Pro Glu Ala Thr 450 455 460 Val Val Ala Glu Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Val Leu Cys Arg Ser Val 465 470 475 480 Asp Glu Gly Gly Val Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Leu Ala Met Ala Ile Pro 485 490 495 Asp Arg Trp Ile Asp Tyr Leu Lys Asn Lys Asp Asp Leu Glu Trp Ser 500 505 510 Met Ser Gly Ile Ala His Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Tyr Thr Glu Lys 515 520 525 Cys Ile Ala Tyr Ala Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ser Ile Val Gly Asp Lys 530 535 540 Thr Met Ala Phe Leu Leu Met Asp Lys Glu Met Tyr Thr Gly Met Ser 545 550 555 560 Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Ser Pro Thr Ile Asp Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu Gln 565 570 575 Lys Met Ile His Phe Ile Thr Met Ala Leu Gly Gly Asp Gly Tyr Leu 580 585 590 Asn Phe Met Gly Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro 595 600 605 Arg Glu Gly Asn Asn Trp Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Gln Trp Ser 610 615 620 Leu Ala Asp Ile Asp His Leu Arg Tyr Lys Tyr Met Asn Ala Phe Asp 625 630 635 640 Gln Ala Met Asn Ala Leu Asp Asp Lys Phe Ser Phe Leu Ser Ser Ser 645 650 655 Lys Gln Ile Val Ser Asp Met Asn Glu Glu Lys Lys Ile Ile Val Phe 660 665 670 Glu Arg Gly Asp Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Pro Ser Lys Thr 675 680 685 Tyr Asp Gly Tyr Lys Val Gly Cys Asp Leu Pro Gly Lys Tyr Lys Val 690 695 700 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Ala Leu Met Phe Gly Gly His Gly Arg Val Ala 705 710 715 720 His Asp Asn Asp His Phe Thr Ser Pro Glu Gly Val Pro Gly Val Pro 725 730 735 Glu Thr Asn Phe Asn Asn Arg Pro Asn Ser Phe Lys Ile Leu Ser Pro 740 745 750 Ser Arg Thr Cys Val Ala Tyr Tyr Arg Val Glu Glu Lys Ala Glu Lys 755 760 765 Pro Lys Asp Glu Gly Ala Ala Ser Trp Gly Lys Thr Ala Leu Gly Tyr 770 775 780 Ile Asp Val Glu Ala Thr Gly Val Lys Asp Ala Ala Asp Gly Glu Ala 785 790 795 800 Thr Ser Gly Ser Glu Lys Ala Ser Thr Gly Gly Asp Ser Ser Lys Lys 805 810 815 Gly Ile Asn Phe Val Phe Leu Ser Pro Asp Lys Asp Asn Lys 820 825 830 34 818 PRT Triticum aestivum 34 Met Ala Thr Phe Ala Val Ser Gly Trp Thr Leu Gly Val Ala Arg Pro 1 5 10 15 Ala Gly Ala Gly Gly Gly Leu Leu Pro Arg Ser Gly Ser Glu Arg Arg 20 25 30 Gly Gly Val Asp Leu Pro Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg Lys Lys Asp Ser Ser 35 40 45 Arg Ala Ala Ser Pro Gly Lys Val Leu Val Pro Asp Gly Glu Ser Asp 50 55 60 Asp Leu Ala Ser Pro Ala Gln Pro Glu Glu Leu Gln Ile Pro Glu Asp 65 70 75 80 Ile Glu Glu Gln Thr Ala Glu Val Asn Met Thr Gly Gly Thr Ala Glu 85 90 95 Lys Leu Glu Ser Ser Glu Pro Thr Gln Gly Ile Val Glu Thr Ile Thr 100 105 110 Asp Gly Val Thr Lys Gly Val Lys Glu Leu Val Val Gly Glu Lys Pro 115 120 125 Arg Val Val Pro Lys Pro Gly Asp Gly Gln Lys Ile Tyr Glu Ile Asp 130 135 140 Pro Thr Leu Lys Asp Phe Arg Ser His Leu Asp Tyr Arg Tyr Ser Glu 145 150 155 160 Tyr Arg Arg Ile Arg Ala Ala Ile Asp Gln His Glu Gly Gly Leu Glu 165 170 175 Ala Phe Ser Arg Gly Tyr Glu Lys Leu Gly Phe Thr Arg Ser Ala Glu 180 185 190 Gly Ile Thr Tyr Arg Glu Trp Ala Pro Gly Ala His Ser Ala Ala Leu 195 200 205 Val Gly Asp Phe Asn Asn Trp Asn Pro Asn Ala Asp Thr Met Thr Arg 210 215 220 Asp Asp Tyr Gly Val Trp Glu Ile Phe Leu Pro Asn Asn Ala Asp Gly 225 230 235 240 Ser Pro Ala Ile Pro His Gly Ser Arg Val Lys Ile Arg Met Asp Thr 245 250 255 Pro Ser Gly Val Lys Asp Ser Ile Ser Ala Trp Ile Lys Phe Ser Val 260 265 270 Gln Ala Pro Gly Glu Ile Pro Phe Asn Gly Ile Tyr Tyr Asp Pro Pro 275 280 285 Glu Glu Glu Lys Tyr Val Phe Gln His Pro Gln Pro Lys Arg Pro Glu 290 295 300 Ser Leu Arg Ile Tyr Glu Ser His Ile Gly Met Ser Ser Pro Glu Pro 305 310 315 320 Lys Ile Asn Ser Tyr Ala Asn Phe Arg Asp Glu Val Leu Pro Arg Ile 325 330 335 Lys Arg Leu Gly Tyr Asn Ala Val Gln Ile Met Ala Ile Gln Glu His 340 345 350 Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Ser Phe Gly Tyr His Val Thr Asn Phe Phe Ala Pro 355 360 365 Ser Ser Arg Phe Gly Thr Pro Glu Asp Leu Lys Ser Leu Ile Asp Arg 370 375 380 Ala His Glu Leu Gly Leu Ile Val Leu Met Asp Ile Val His Ser His 385 390 395 400 Ser Ser Asn Asn Thr Leu Asp Gly Leu Asn Gly Phe Asp Gly Thr Asp 405 410 415 Thr His Tyr Phe His Gly Gly Pro Arg Gly His His Trp Met Trp Asp 420 425 430 Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn Tyr Gly Ser Trp Glu Val Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu 435 440 445 Ser Asn Ala Arg Trp Trp Leu Glu Glu Tyr Lys Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg 450 455 460 Phe Asp Gly Val Thr Ser Met Met Tyr Thr His His Gly Leu Gln Met 465 470 475 480 Thr Phe Thr Gly Asn Tyr Gly Glu Tyr Phe Gly Phe Ala Thr Asp Val 485 490 495 Asp Ala Val Val Tyr Leu Met Leu Val Asn Asp Leu Ile His Gly Leu 500 505 510 His Pro Asp Ala Val Ser Ile Gly Glu Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Thr 515 520 525 Phe Cys Ile Pro Val Pro Asp Gly Gly Val Gly Leu Asp Tyr Arg Leu 530 535 540 His Met Ala Val Ala Asp Lys Trp Ile Glu Leu Leu Lys Gln Ser Asp 545 550 555 560 Glu Ser Trp Lys Met Gly Asp Ile Val His Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg 565 570 575 Trp Leu Glu Lys Cys Val Thr Tyr Ala Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ala Leu 580 585 590 Val Gly Asp Lys Thr Ile Ala Phe Trp Leu Met Asp Lys Asp Met Tyr 595 600 605 Asp Phe Met Ala Leu Asp Arg Pro Ser Thr Pro Arg Ile Asp Arg Gly 610 615 620 Ile Ala Leu His Lys Met Ile Arg Leu Val Thr Met Gly Leu Gly Gly 625 630 635 640 Glu Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp 645 650 655 Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Gly Pro Gln Thr Leu Pro Thr Gly Lys Val Leu 660 665 670 Pro Gly Asn Asn Asn Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg Arg Arg Phe Asp Leu 675 680 685 Gly Asp Ala Asp Phe Leu Arg Tyr His Gly Met Gln Glu Phe Asp Gln 690 695 700 Ala Met Gln His Leu Glu Glu Lys Tyr Gly Phe Met Thr Ser Glu His 705 710 715 720 Gln Tyr Val Ser Arg Lys His Glu Glu Asp Lys Val Ile Ile Phe Glu 725 730 735 Arg Gly Asp Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His Trp Ser Asn Ser Phe 740 745 750 Phe Asp Tyr Arg Val Gly Cys Ser Arg Pro Gly Lys Tyr Lys Val Ala 755 760 765 Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Ala Leu Phe Gly Gly Phe Ser Arg Leu Asp His 770 775 780 Asp Val Asp Tyr Phe Thr Thr Glu His Pro His Asp Asn Arg Pro Arg 785 790 795 800 Ser Phe Ser Val Tyr Thr Pro Ser Arg Thr Ala Val Val Tyr Ala Leu 805 810 815 Thr Glu 35 813 DNA Escherichia coli 35 gagctccgtt tcgcatgatt gaacaagatg gattgcacgc aggttctccg gccgcttggg 60 tggagaggct attcggctat gactgggcac aacagacaat cggctgctct gatgccgccg 120 tgttccggct gtcagcgcag gggcgcccgg ttctttttgt caagaccgac ctgtccggtg 180 ccctgaatga actgcaggac gaggcagcgc ggctatcgtg gctggccacg acgggcgttc 240 cttgcgcagc tgtgctcgac gttgtcactg aagcgggaag ggactggctg ctattgggcg 300 aagtgccggg gcaggatctc ctgtcatctc accttgctcc tgccgagaaa gtatccatca 360 tggctgatgc aatgcggcgg ctgcatacgc ttgatccggc tacctgccca ttcgaccacc 420 aagcgaaaca tcgcatcgag cgagcacgta ctcggatgga agccggtctt gtcgatcagg 480 atgatctgga cgaagagcat caggggctcg cgccagccga actgttcgcc aggctcaagg 540 cgcgcatgcc cgacggcgag gatctcgtcg tgacccatgg cgatgcctgc ttgccgaata 600 tcatggtgga aaatggccgc ttttctggat tcatcgactg tggccggctg ggtgtggcgg 660 accgctatca ggacatagcg ttggctaccc gtgatattgc tgaagagctt ggcggcgaat 720 gggctgaccg cttcctcgtg ctttacggta tcgccgctcc cgattcgcag cgcatcgcct 780 tctatcgcct tcttgacgag ttcttctgag ctc 813 36 7 PRT Triticum aestivum 36 Met Asp Lys Asp Met Tyr Asp 1 5 37 40 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 37 aaggatccgt cgacatcgat aatacgactc actataggga 40 38 17 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 38 aaggatccgt cgacatc 17 39 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 39 atggacaagg atatgtatga 20 40 21 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 40 ttttcttcac aacgccctgg g 21 41 21 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 41 tgtttgggag atcttcctcc c 21 42 8 PRT Triticum aestivum 42 Gly Val Trp Glu Ile Phe Leu Pro 1 5 43 10 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 43 cgggatcccg 10 44 34 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 44 gatgagctcc gtttcgcatg attgaacaag atgg 34 45 30 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 45 gtcgagctca gaagaactcg tcaagaaggc 30 46 27 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 46 cccgacggcg aggatctcgt gctgacc 27 47 35 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 47 catgggtcac gacgagatcc tcgccgtcgg gcatg 35 48 30 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 48 attaggtacc ggacttgctc cgctgtcggc 30 49 30 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 49 tataggtacc gaggcagcga cagagatgcc 30 50 21 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 50 agctgaatcc ggcggcatgg c 21 51 21 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide 51 tgatagtctt gccagtcagg g 21 52 2037 DNA Zea mays 52 ttagctgaat ccggcggcat ggcaaggtag actgcagtgc agcgtgaccc ggtcgtgccc 60 ctctctagag ataatgagca ttgcatgtct aagttataaa aaattaccac atattttttt 120 tgtcacactt gtttgaagtg cagtttatct atctttatac atatatttaa actttactct 180 acgaataata taatctatag tactacaata atatcagtgt tttagagaat catataaatg 240 aacagttaga catggtctaa aggacaattg gtattttgac aacaggactc tacagtttta 300 tctttttagt gtgcatgtgt tctccttttt ttttttgcaa atagcttcac ctatataata 360 cttcatccat tttattagta catccattta gggtttaggg ttaatggttt ttatagacta 420 atttttttag tacatctatt ttattctatt ttagcctcta aattaagaaa actaaaactc 480 tattttagtt tttttattta ataatttaga tataaaatag aataaaataa agtgactaaa 540 aattaaacaa atacccttta agaaattaaa aaaactaagg aaacattttt cttgtttcga 600 gtagataatg ccagcctgtt aaacgccgtc gacgcagtct aacggacacc aaccagcgaa 660 ccagcagcgt cgcgtcgggc caagcgaagc agacggcacg gcatctctgt cgctgcctcg 720 gtaccggact tcgtccgctg tcggcatcca gaaattgcgt ggcggagcgg cagacgtgag 780 ccggcacggc aggcggcctc ctcctcctct cacggcaccg gcagctacgg gggattcctt 840 tcccaccgct ccttcgcttt cccttcctcg cccgccgtaa taaatagaca ccccctccac 900 accctctttc cccaacctcg tgttgttcgg agcgcacaca cacacaacca gatctccccc 960 aaatccaccc gtcggcacct ccgcttcaag gtacgccgct cgtcctcccc ccccctctct 1020 accttctcta gatcggcgtt ccggtccatg gttagggccc ggtagttcta cttctgttca 1080 tgtttgtgtt agatccgtgt ttgtgttaga tccgtgctgc tagcgttcgt acacggatgc 1140 gacctgtacg tcagacacgt tctgattgct aacttgccag tgtttctctt tggggaatcc 1200 tgggatggct ctagccgttc cgcagacggg atcgatttca tgattttttt tgtttcgttg 1260 catagggttt ggtttgccct tttcctttat ttcaatatat gccgtgcact tgtttgtcgg 1320 gtcatctttt catgcttttt tttgtcttgg ttgtgatgat gtggtctggt tgggcggtcg 1380 ttctagatcg gagtagaatt ctgtttcaaa ctacctggtg gatttattaa ttttggatct 1440 gtatgtgtgt gccatacata ttcatagtta cgaattgaag atgatggatg gaaatatcga 1500 tctaggatag gtatacatgt tgatgcgggt tttactgatg catatacaga gatgcttttg 1560 ttcgcttggt tgtgatgatg tggtgtggtt gggcggtcgt tcattcgttc tagatcggag 1620 tagaatactg tttcaaacta cctggtgtat ttattaattt tggaactgta tgtgtgtgtc 1680 atacatcttc atagttacga gtttaagatg gatggaaata tcgatctagg ataggtatac 1740 atgttgatgt gggttttact gatgcatata catgatggca tatgcagcat ctattcatat 1800 gctctaacct tgagtaccta tctattataa taaacaagta tgttttataa ttattttgat 1860 cttgatatac ttggatgatg gcatatgcag cagctatatg tggatttttt tagccctgcc 1920 ttcatacgct atttatttgc ttggtactgt ttcttttgtc gatgctcacc ctgttgtttg 1980 gtgttacttc tgcagatgca gatctttgtg aaaaccctga ctggcaagac tatcacc 2037 53 1085 DNA Triticum aestivum 53 atatgtatga tttcatggct ctggatggac cttcgactcc tgctattgat cgtggcatag 60 cattgcataa aatgattagg cttgtcacca tgggtttagg tggagagggt tatcttaact 120 ttatgggaaa tgagtttggg catcctgaat ggatagattt tccaagaggc ccacaagttc 180 ttccaactgg taagtttctc cctggaaata acaatagtta tgataaatgc cgtcgtagat 240 ttgatcttgg tgatgcagat tttcttaggt atcgtggtat gcaggagttt gatcaggcaa 300 tgcagcatct tgaggaaaaa tatgggttta tgacatctga gcaccagtat gtttctcgga 360 aacatgagga agataaggtg atcgtgtttg aaagagggga tttggtattt gttttcaact 420 tccactggag taatagcttt tttgactacc gtgttgggtg tttcaagcct gggaagtaca 480 aggtggtctt agactccgac gctggactct ttggtggatt tggtaggctt gatcatgctg 540 tcgagtactt cacttctgac tgtccgcatg acaacaggcc gcattctttc tcggtgtaca 600 ctcctagcag aacttgtgtt gtgtatgctc ttatggagta agcagcaagt gcagcatacg 660 ctgccgctgt tgttgctagt agcaaggaga gatcgtaggt cactacacca ggtgcagggt 720 ttgatatgga tttttgcttg agcgagtcct ggatgggcaa gacagcgtga tgctgtgtgt 780 gctcccaaat cgccatggcg ttgggagggg atcgtgcttc tttgtgttat gctttgtgga 840 tcaggatgga actcccctag gtagccttgt tggtgagcgc tcgaaagaaa atggacgggc 900 ctgggtgttt gcttaaattt tgttgcccta aaccctcgct cctatcttgt acattgccgg 960 tttagatagg gtttgttttt gtacattttt ttgatagtta atagacttat tgctcgtgtg 1020 cttgacgttt tacatgaaca tataaatatt ctaaataggt taaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 1080 aaaaa 1085 54 888 PRT Triticum aestivum PEPTIDE (1)..(888) Xaa = any amino acid 54 Met Leu Cys Leu Ser Xaa Ser Leu Leu Pro Arg Pro Ser Arg Ala Ala 1 5 10 15 Ala Asp Arg Pro Xaa Leu Pro Gly Ile Xaa Gly Gly Gly Xaa Xaa Arg 20 25 30 Leu Ser Ala Val Pro Ala Pro Xaa Xaa Leu Arg Trp Xaa Trp Pro Arg 35 40 45 Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Ser Ser Val Pro Val Xaa Ala Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 50 55 60 Ile Xaa Ala Thr Xaa Xaa Xaa Gly Val Xaa Xaa Leu Pro Ile Tyr Asp 65 70 75 80 Leu Asp Pro Lys Leu Ala Xaa Phe Lys Xaa His Phe Asp Tyr Arg Xaa 85 90 95 Xaa Xaa Tyr Xaa Xaa Gln Lys His Xaa Ile Glu Lys His Glu Gly Gly 100 105 110 Leu Glu Glu Phe Ser Lys Gly Tyr Leu Lys Phe Gly Ile Asn Thr Glu 115 120 125 Xaa Xaa Ala Xaa Val Tyr Arg Glu Trp Ala Pro Ala Ala Xaa Xaa Ala 130 135 140 Gln Leu Val Gly Asp Phe Asn Asn Trp Asn Gly Ser Gly His Xaa Met 145 150 155 160 Thr Lys Asp Asn Phe Gly Val Trp Ser Ile Arg Leu Ser Asn Asn Ala 165 170 175 Asp Gly Ser Pro Ala Ile Pro His Gly Ser Lys Val Lys Phe Arg Phe 180 185 190 Asp Thr Pro Ser Gly Val Trp Val Asp Ser Ile Pro Ala Trp Ile Lys 195 200 205 Tyr Ala Val Gln Thr Ala Gly Glu Ile Gly Ala Pro Tyr Asp Gly Ile 210 215 220 His Tyr Asp Pro Pro Ser Glu Glu Lys Tyr Val Phe Lys His Pro Gln 225 230 235 240 Pro Lys Lys Pro Asp Ser Leu Arg Ile Tyr Glu Ala His Val Gly Met 245 250 255 Ser Gly Pro Glu Pro Glu Ile Asn Thr Tyr Ala Glu Phe Arg Asp Glu 260 265 270 Val Leu Pro Arg Ile Lys Ala Leu Gly Tyr Asn Ala Val Gln Leu Met 275 280 285 Ala Ile Gln Glu His Ser Tyr Tyr Ala Ser Phe Gly Tyr His Val Thr 290 295 300 Asn Phe Phe Ala Val Ser Ser Arg Ser Gly Thr Pro Glu Asp Leu Lys 305 310 315 320 Ser Leu Ile Asp Lys Ala His Ser Leu Gly Leu Arg Val Leu Met Asp 325 330 335 Val Val His Ser His Ala Ser Asn Asn Thr Leu Asp Gly Leu Asn Gly 340 345 350 Phe Asp Val Gly Gln Gly Thr Asp Thr Ser Tyr Phe His Gly Gly Xaa 355 360 365 Arg Gly His His Lys Met Trp Asp Ser Arg Leu Phe Asn Tyr Gly Asn 370 375 380 Trp Glu Val Leu Arg Phe Leu Leu Ser Asn Ala Arg Tyr Trp Leu Asp 385 390 395 400 Glu Phe Lys Phe Asp Gly Phe Arg Phe Asp Gly Val Thr Ser Met Leu 405 410 415 Tyr Thr His His Gly Leu Asn Met Ser Phe Thr Gly Ser Tyr Lys Glu 420 425 430 Tyr Phe Gly Leu Ala Thr Asp Val Asp Ala Val Val Tyr Leu Met Leu 435 440 445 Ala Asn Asp Leu Ile His Gly Leu Xaa Pro Glu Ala Val Val Val Gly 450 455 460 Glu Asp Val Ser Gly Met Pro Val Leu Cys Xaa Pro Val Asp Glu Gly 465 470 475 480 Gly Val Gly Phe Asp Tyr Arg Leu Ala Met Ala Val Ala Asp Lys Trp 485 490 495 Ile Asp Leu Leu Lys Asn Lys Asp Asp Xaa Trp Ser Met Gly Xaa Ile 500 505 510 Val His Thr Leu Thr Asn Arg Arg Tyr Pro Glu Lys Cys Val Ala Tyr 515 520 525 Ala Glu Ser His Asp Gln Ala Leu Val Gly Asp Lys Thr Ile Ala Phe 530 535 540 Leu Leu Met Asp Lys Asp Met Tyr Asp Gly Met Ala Leu Xaa Xaa Pro 545 550 555 560 Ser Ser Pro Thr Ile Asp Arg Gly Ile Ala Leu Gln Lys Met Ile His 565 570 575 Leu Ile Thr Met Gly Leu Gly Gly Asp Gly Tyr Leu Asn Phe Met Gly 580 585 590 Asn Glu Phe Gly His Pro Glu Trp Ile Asp Phe Pro Arg Gly Pro Gln 595 600 605 Leu Pro Thr Gly Lys Pro Gly Asn Asn Asn Ser Tyr Asp Lys Cys Arg 610 615 620 Arg Arg Phe Asp Leu Gly Asp Ala Asp Phe Leu Arg Tyr His Gly Met 625 630 635 640 Asn Ala Phe Asp Gln Ala Met Gln His Leu Glu Asp Lys Tyr Gly Phe 645 650 655 Leu Ser Ser Ser His Gln Tyr Val Ser Arg Lys Asn Glu Glu Asp Lys 660 665 670 Val Ile Val Phe Glu Lys Gly Asp Leu Val Phe Val Phe Asn Phe His 675 680 685 Trp Ser Asn Ser Tyr Phe Asp Tyr Arg Val Gly Cys Xaa Xaa Pro Gly 690 695 700 Lys Tyr Lys Val Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Ala Xaa Leu Phe Gly Gly Phe 705 710 715 720 Gly Arg Xaa Xaa His Asp Xaa Asp His Phe Thr Ser Glu Xaa Xaa His 725 730 735 Asp Asn Arg Pro Xaa Ser Phe Ser Val Leu Thr Pro Ser Arg Thr Cys 740 745 750 Val Val Tyr Ala Pro Xaa Glu Xaa Ala Ala Xaa Val Thr Lys Xaa Tyr 755 760 765 Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Leu Xaa Arg Xaa Xaa Gly Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 770 775 780 Xaa Phe Leu Xaa Pro Xaa Lys Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Leu 785 790 795 800 Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Pro Xaa Xaa Xaa Pro Xaa Ile Xaa Phe Xaa 805 810 815 Xaa Xaa Gly Gly Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Lys Xaa 820 825 830 Xaa Xaa Xaa Ala Val Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Ser Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 835 840 845 Xaa Ile Leu Xaa Leu Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Ile Ile Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 850 855 860 Xaa Xaa Leu Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 865 870 875 880 Lys Lys Lys Lys Lys Lys Lys Lys 885 55 1488 DNA Zea mays 55 aagcttgcat gcctgcaggt cgactctaga ccaaatttca tggtagttgg gagcctaccc 60 agatttcatg attaactgtg ctattgaatt gttgaaaatg gttgtgtctg tcgtatccga 120 cggataacgg aaacccgtcc gaaattcaat gggcatgggc atagatatag atttgtaccc 180 actactagta tggtcgcagg cggatattgg ttgcaaccgc agatatagtt tcggggaaaa 240 ggattaggct cagctccatc cctagacccc acttgtgtgt gtgggggggt ctacccttca 300 aaaggaaaaa aaactacaca cagtgcatat aagaagatga atattccaaa attcagcagt 360 caagaagccc tgataaactg tctggcatag ctagtacttt atacacttca agaccaaaag 420 aaatcactaa gtacagattt tagtgactcg taagtacaga tatcatctta caaggcccag 480 cccagcgacc tattacacag cccgctcggg cccgcgacgt cgggacacat cttcttcccc 540 cttttggtga agctctgctc gcagctgtcc ggctgcttgg acgttcgtgt ggcagattca 600 tctgtcgtct cgtctcctgt gcttcctggg tagcttgtgc agtggagctg acatggtctg 660 agcaggctta aaatttgctc gtagacgagg agtaccagca cagcacgttg cggatttctc 720 tgcctgtgaa gtgcaacgtc taggattgtc acacgccttg gtcgcgtcga tgcggtggtg 780 agcagagcag caacagctgg gcggcccaaa gttggcttcc gtgtcttcgt cgtacgtacg 840 cgcgcgccgg ggacacgcag agagcggaga gcgagccgtg cacgggggag gtggtgtgca 900 agtgcagccg cgcgcccgcg cccgcgcccg gtgggcaacc caaaaagtac ccacgacaag 960 cgaaggcgcc aaagcgatcc aagctccgga acgcatcagc cacaagcagc cgagaaccga 1020 accggtgggc gacgcgtcgt gggacggacg cgggcgacgc ttccaaacgg ggccacgtac 1080 gccggcgtgt gcgtgcgtgc gtgcagacga caagccaagg cgaggcagcc cccgatcggg 1140 aaagcgtttt gggcgcgagc gctggcgtgc gggtcagtcg ctggtgcgca gtgccggggg 1200 gaacgggtat cgtggggggc gcggcggaga agagcgtggc gaggccgaga gcagcgcgcg 1260 gccgggtcac gcaacgcgcc ccacgtactg ccctccccct ccgcgcgcgc tagaaatacc 1320 gaggcctgga ccgggggccc ccccgtcaca tccatccatc gaccgatcga tcgccacagc 1380 caacaccacc cgccgaggcg acgcgacagc cgccaggagg aaggaataaa ctcactgcca 1440 gccagtgaag ggggagaagt gtactgctcc gtcgactcta gaggatcc 1488 

What is claimed is:
 1. An isolated nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 10 (SEQ ID No: 2) or encoding an amino acid sequence having a 3′ end comprising SEQ ID No.
 2. 2. A nucleic acid construct comprising a nucleotide sequence of claim
 1. 3. A construct according to claim 2, wherein the sequence is operably linked, in a sense or antisense orientation, to a promoter sequence.
 4. An expression vector comprising a construct according to claim 2 or
 3. 5. A host cell into which has been introduced a, construct according to claim 2 or
 3. 6. A method of altering the characteristics of a plant, comprising introducing into the plant a sequence of claim 1 operably linked to a suitable promoter active in the plant so as to affect expression of a gene present in the plant.
 7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the sequence is linked in the antisense orientation to the promoter.
 8. A method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the plant is a wheat plant.
 9. A method according to claim 6, wherein the characteristic altered relates to the starch content and/or starch composition of the plant.
 10. A plant or plant cell having characteristics altered by the method of claim 6, the progeny of such a plant comprising the nucleotide sequence encoding SEQ ID No. 2, or part of such a plant.
 11. A plant, plant cell, progeny or part thereof according to claim 10, wherein the plant is a wheat plant.
 12. A storage organ from a plant according to claim 10 or
 11. 13. A plant, plant cell, progeny or part thereof according to claim 10, containing starch having an elevated gelatinisation onset and/or peak temperature as measured by DSC compared to starch from an unaltered plant of the same taxonomic class.
 14. A method of making altered starch, comprising altering a plant by the method of claim 6, and extracting therefrom starch having altered properties compared to starch extracted from unaltered plants of the same taxonomic class.
 15. The isolated nucleotide sequence according to claim 1, comprising SEQ ID NO:
 1. 